Hysteroscopy for Infertility
Hysteroscopy for Infertility Charles M. March From its humble beginnings almost 150 years ago, hysteroscopy has become a sophisticated procedure that is invaluable in the management of certain diseases that…
Hysteroscopy for Abnormal Bleeding
Hysteroscopy for Abnormal Bleeding Hubert Guedj Jacques Barbot Michael S. Baggish Abnormal uterine bleeding is the oldest and the most frequent indication for the performance of hysteroscopy. Let us recall…
Hysteroscopy and Hysterosalpingography
Hysteroscopy and Hysterosalpingography Jacques Barbot Hubert Guedj Has hysterography become an obsolete method of diagnosis, and will hysteroscopy replace it? Since the renewal of interest in hysteroscopy, this question has…
General Aspects of Operative Hysteroscopy
General Aspects of Operative Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish Hubert Guedj Rafael F. Valle The ability to intervene surgically with the hysteroscope has substantial advantages for the patient, the physician, and…
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…
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)….
