The sections
covered are:
1. General
2. Management of adnexal masses
3. Endometriosis
4. Infertility
5. Hysterectomy
6. Pelvic floor repair
7. Special
8. Hysteroscopy
9. Complications in endoscopic surgery
Review in Journal of the
American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
August 2004 Vol. 11, No. 3
This wonderful work truly accomplishes what it sets
out to do-that is, to provide a state-of-the-art atlas
for surgeons and physicians with interests in endoscopic
surgery, infertility, and gynecologic surgery.
The book is well-organized into sections and covers
all the general principles of laparoscopic surgery:
the management of adnexal masses, endometriosis, infertility,
techniques of hysterectomy, and methods of pelvic floor
repair. A special section reviews microendoscopy in
gynecology, laparoscopic myomectomy, and laparoscopic
microsurgical reanastomosis.
Major sections address the unique situations of the
management of chronic pelvic pain, genital tuberculosis,
pregnancy, creation of a neovagina, and hand-assisted
laparoscopy for pelvic surgery. There is also a full
section elaborating on techniques for hysteroscopy.
The book is completed by a chapter on complications
of endoscopic surgery.
All chapters are comprehensively illustrated with multiple
excellent anatomic diagrams and operative photographs,
including color plates. They are well defined, not overly
elaborate, clear, and easy to comprehend.
A significant number of world-renowned surgeons from
many international schools and diverse backgrounds provide
in-depth insight for clinicians practicing in this field.
The atlas clearly defines the clinical how-to’s, with
significant emphasis on precautions regarding the practical
use of these surgical techniques.
The subject matter is thoroughly reviewed with an adequate
literature search in each chapter. There is minimal
duplication in this well-organized update for surgeons
practicing in the field of gynecologic endoscopy.
The book is a wonderful reference for gynecologic endoscopy;
and with updates approximately every five years, it
should become a major atlas in the field. It is extremely
useful for clinical instruction and is highly recommended
as a reference on the shelf of each university or clinical
gynecologic surgery department.
Its overall high standard does not allow for any significant
criticism, and it has my highest recommendation for
all clinicians practicing in the field of gynecologic
endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery.
Brain M Cohen MB ChB MD
Dallas, TX
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