Textbook of Laparoscopy

Section I: Basic Sciences. History. Light: Optics and Television. Power: Electricity and Laser. Gas Pneumoperitoneum. Wound Healing. Section II: Basic Clinical Aspects. Facilities and Equipment. Nursing. Assessing Patient Risk. Abdominal Entry. Teaching and Credentialing. Anesthesia. Section III: Basic Gynecology. Sterilization Techniques. Infertility. Chronic Pelvic Pain. Acute Pelvic Pain. Persistent Adnexal Mass: Preoperative Vaginal Ultrasonographic. Endometriosis. Informed Consent. Section IV: Operative Gynecology. Special Requirements. Lower Abdominal Incisions and Specimen Removal Techniques. Lysis of Adhesions. Hemostasis. Adnexal Surgery. Ectopic Pregnancy. Section V: Advanced Gynecology. Laparoscopic Peritoneal Cavity Adhesiolysis. Pelvic Sidewall Dissection. On Stress Incontinence. Correction of Genital Prolapse. Laparoscopic Hysterectomy. Section VI: Gynecological Controversies. Office Laparoscopy Unde Local Anesthesia (OLULA). Mapping Pelvic Pain Under Local Anesthesia: Patient-Assisted Laparoscopy. Cul-De-Sac Endometriosis. Tubo-Ovarian and Pelvic Abscess. Laparoscopic Myomectomy. The Role of Operative Laparoscopy in Gynecologic Oncology. Laparoscopic Pelvic Lymphadenectomy. Laparoscopic Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy. Section VII: General Surgery. Cholecystectomy. Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy. Laparoscopic Surgical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Laparoscopic Appendectomy. Emergency Room Laparoscopy. Section VIII: Complications. Survey Data: Mortality and Morbidity. Laparoscopic Management of Complications.