Ovarian Surgery with a Focus on Reproduction

In: Reproductive Surgery · 2018 · pp. 33–42 · doi:10.1017/9781108150064.006 · W3148565419
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Reproductive Surgery Buy print or eBook [Opens in a new window] The Society for Reproductive Surgeons' Manual - Reproductive Surgery - Reproductive Surgery - Copyright page - Contents - Videos - Contributors - Foreword - Preface - Chapter 1 Hysteroscopy: Office and Operative – Myomectomy, Polypectomy, and Adhesiolysis - Chapter 2 Adhesions in Reproductive Surgery: Treatment and Prevention - Chapter 3 Müllerian Anomalies - Chapter 4 Ovarian Surgery with a Focus on Reproduction - Chapter 5 Surgical Management of Proximal and Distal Tubal Disease - Chapter 6 Tubal Anastomosis for Reversal of Tubal Ligation - Chapter 7 Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy - Chapter 8 Surgical Management of Uterine Myomas - Chapter 9 Laparoscopic Surgery for the Management of Endometriosis - Chapter 10 Female Fertility Preservation Surgery - Chapter 11 The Role of Robotics in Reproductive Surgery - Chapter 12 Vasectomy Reversal - Chapter 13 Varicocele Repair - Chapter 14 Surgical Sperm Retrieval Methods - Chapter 15 Surgical Management of Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction for Male Infertility - Chapter 16 Fertility Considerations in Scrotal Surgery - Index - References Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2018 Book contents - Reproductive Surgery - Reproductive Surgery - Copyright page - Contents - Videos - Contributors - Foreword - Preface - Chapter 1 Hysteroscopy: Office and Operative – Myomectomy, Polypectomy, and Adhesiolysis - Chapter 2 Adhesions in Reproductive Surgery: Treatment and Prevention - Chapter 3 Müllerian Anomalies - Chapter 4 Ovarian Surgery with a Focus on Reproduction - Chapter 5 Surgical Management of Proximal and Distal Tubal Disease - Chapter 6 Tubal Anastomosis for Reversal of Tubal Ligation - Chapter 7 Surgical Management of Ectopic Pregnancy - Chapter 8 Surgical Management of Uterine Myomas - Chapter 9 Laparoscopic Surgery for the Management of Endometriosis - Chapter 10 Female Fertility Preservation Surgery - Chapter 11 The Role of Robotics in Reproductive Surgery - Chapter 12 Vasectomy Reversal - Chapter 13 Varicocele Repair - Chapter 14 Surgical Sperm Retrieval Methods - Chapter 15 Surgical Management of Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction for Male Infertility - Chapter 16 Fertility Considerations in Scrotal Surgery - Index - References - Type - Chapter - Information - Reproductive SurgeryThe Society for Reproductive Surgeons' Manual, pp. 33 - 42Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018 Legendre, G, Catala, L, Morinière, C, et al. 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