Drs. Hulka and Reich present authoritative, in-depth coverage of basic laparoscopic concepts * basic clinical and surgical laparoscopy * advanced gynecologic laparoscopy * controversies * and management of complications. This edition includes new coverage of hemostasis * chronic pelvic pain * teaching and credentialling * office laparoscopy * and new techniques being performed or proposed. Hundreds of remarkable drawings by master illustrator John Parker make even the most complex procedures simple to follow.
Features brand-new coverage of recent advances and concerns including hemostasis, chronic pelvic pain, teaching and credentialing, office laparoscopy, emergency room laparoscopy and mapping of pelvic pain under local anaesthesia.
Vividly depicts procedures, step by step, with over 400 extraordinary illustrations--more than 100 NEW TO THIS EDITION--by the dean of medical illustration, John Parker.
Coversfundamental laparoscopic concepts including electrosurgery, light, lasers, and wound healing, as well as basic clinical techniques such as abdominal entry, sterilization, diagnosis, simple surgery, anaesthesia, etc.
Discusses the full surgical spectrum of uses for laparoscopy, from gallbladder management and hernia repair, through appendectomy to lysis of abdominal adhesions, hemostasis, and advanced gynecologic procedures for endometriosis, ovarian cysts, oncologic surgery, and pelvic floor repair.
Presents full discussions of controversial subjects such as office and emergency room laparoscopy, hysterectomy, node dissection, and persistent ovarian masses, as well as the management of complications.