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A well-illustrated, comprehensive guide for clinicians who want to develop their diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy skills.
List of contents
1. An introduction to hysteroscopy Ayesha Mahmud, T. Justin Clark and Mary Connor; 2. Anatomy and physiology of the uterus Christopher Guyer, Sree Rajesh and Mary Connor; 3. Infrastructure and instrumentation Priya Madhuvrata, Gillian Smith and Mary Connor; 4. Diagnostic hysteroscopy: accuracy and interpretation of findings Ayesha Mahmud and T. Justin Clark; 5. Hysteroscopy techniques and treatment settings J. M. Chester and T. Justin Clark; 6. Analgesia and anaesthesia for hysteroscopy Natalie A. M. Cooper and Nicholas Ireland; 7. Indications for hysteroscopy Dimitrios Mavrelos, Ertan Saridogan, Mary Connor and T. Justic Clark; 8. Hysteroscopic electrosurgery Mary Connor; 9. Complications of hysteroscopic surgery Kevin Phillips and T. Justin Clark; 10. Hysteroscopic endometrial polypectomy Paul Smith and T. Justin Clark; 11. Endometrial ablation Helen Stevenson, T. Justin Clark and Mary Connor; 12. Hysteroscopic management of fibroids Olav Istre and T. Justin Clark; 13. Hysteroscopic sterilisation Vinod Kumar, Janesh Kumar Gupta and Michael Gannon; 14. Management of congenital uterine and vaginal anomalies Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Gloria Calagna, Stefano Angioni and Luigi Nappi; 15. Hysteroscopic management of uterine adhesions Tin Chiu Li, Xue Bing Peng and T. Justin Clark; 16. Unusual hysteroscopic situations: caesarean niche and retained placental tissue Lucet van der Voet, Sebastian Veersema, Benedictus Schoot and Judith Huirne; 17. Audit, data collection and clinical governance in hysteroscopy Sameer Umranikar and Mary Connor; 18. Training in hysteroscopic skills Madeleine Macdonald and Mary Connor; 19. Research and new developments in hysteroscopy Paul Smith and T Justin Clark; Index.
About the author
Mary E. Connor FRCOG is Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield and organizer of the RCOG/BSGE Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy Course.T. Justin Clark M.D. (Hons), FRCOG is Consultant Gynaecologist at the Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital and Honorary Professor of Gynaecology at the University of Birmingham.
Summary
Hysteroscopy is the most common surgical intervention in gynaecological practice. This guide addresses difficulties with the theoretical and practical areas of diagnostic and therapeutic hysteroscopy. Aimed at healthcare professionals learning hysteroscopy and established practitioners wanting to develop skillsets, and their scope of practice.
