A Manual of Clinical Hysteroscopy

by Valle, Rafael F.

• ISBN13: 9781850706410
• ISBN10: 1850706417
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-02-01
• Publisher: CRC Pr I Llc

Summary

This is a practical, up-to-date manual that it goes beyond other books on hysteroscopy by expertly answering the needs of office-based gynecologists and registrars in training for clear, informative illustrations, many in colour, with explanatory text to aid in the evaluation and treatment of the uterine cavity. It represents the cumulative experience and career of its widely renowned author, bringing to young physicians as well to accomplished practitioners the benefit of Dr. Valle's practical and useful guidelines developed from over 25 years of clinical experience in this field. The book contains 223 superb illustrations, full colour as well as black and white, that help the reader better understand the methods described in the text and that also show abnormal compared with normal presentations.

Author Biography

Rafael F. Valle, MD, is Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. 6
Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 9
An introduction to hysteroscopy	p. 11
General principles and instrumentation	p. 15
Uterine distention: Media and techniques	p. 22
Indications and contraindications of hysteroscopy	p. 30
Possible complications of hysteroscopy	p. 41
Diagnostic hysteroscopy in the office	p. 47
Therapeutic hysteroscopy	p. 54
The resectoscope in gynecology	p. 78
Laser hysteroscopy	p. 86
Hormonal preparation of the endometrium	p. 91
Video hysteroscopy and documentation	p. 96
Learning hysteroscopy and resectoscopy for credentialing	p. 99
Hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy in infertility	p. 103
An introduction to gynecological ultrasonography	p. 112
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in gynecology	p. 124
Uterine pathology	p. 140
Epilogue	p. 153
Index	p. 154
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