Hysteroscopic Sterilization
Hysteroscopic Sterilization Rafael F. Valle Sterilization of women was greatly enhanced and simplified with the introduction of laparoscopy, which, since the late 1960s, has become one of the most common…
UROLOGY
Embryoscopy
Embryoscopy Michael S. Baggish Jacques Barbot Few endoscopic techniques are either safe or advisable during pregnancy. However, in this regard the contact hysteroscope is a unique instrument because it requires…
Instrumentation for Hysteroscopy
Instrumentation for Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish Hubert Guedj Selection of the proper and most appropriate instruments is one of the keystones for the performance of a successful hysteroscopic examination. The…
Complications of Hysteroscopic Surgery
Complications of Hysteroscopic Surgery Michael S. Baggish Generally, hysteroscopy and hysteroscopic surgeries are safe procedures and are not associated with a high rate of complications. Propst et al. (2000) evaluated…
Minimally Invasive Nonhysteroscopic Methods for Endometrial Ablation
Minimally Invasive Nonhysteroscopic Methods for Endometrial Ablation Michael S. Baggish During the 1990s and continuing to the present time, several techniques have been described using various devices to perform blind…
Endometrial Ablation
Endometrial Ablation Michael S. Baggish Rafael F. Valle Intractable uterine bleeding unresponsive to conservative hormonal therapy or dilatation and curettage has in the past been managed by hysterectomy (Table 25.1)….
Hysteroscopic Myomectomy
Hysteroscopic Myomectomy Rafael F. Valle Michael S. Baggish Uterine leiomyomas are benign solid tumors occurring in about 20% to 30% of women during their reproductive years (Fig. 26.1). Submucous myomas…
Hysteroscopy in Gynecologic Malignancy
Hysteroscopy in Gynecologic Malignancy Michael S. Baggish Hubert Guedj Premalignant and Malignant Lesions of the Cervix Although previous data have been reported about the adjunct use of hysteroscopy in the…
Transvaginal Ultrasound and the Hysteroscopic Surgeon
Transvaginal Ultrasound and the Hysteroscopic Surgeon Leeber Cohen Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is so widely used today that the merits of this technique do not require extensive review. The study of…
Hysteroscopic Image Recording
Hysteroscopic Image Recording John L. Marlow So Others May See Information can be recorded by text, visual image, or voice. Hysteroscopic findings have traditionally been recorded by text in the…
