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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 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 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 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…

Infections of the Uterus Newton G. Osborne Women are more likely to experience pelvic infections than men because there is an open tract between the vagina, the uterine cavity, and…

Establishment of a Hysteroscopy Program Michael S. Baggish Prior to establishing any program, a gynecologist, or a nuclear group of gynecologists, must be suitably trained in diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy….

Distending Media for Panoramic Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish Because of the substantial thickness of the uterine walls, a potential rather than true space forms the human uterine cavity. The endometrial…

Office Hysteroscopy Rafael F. Valle Although modern hysteroscopy has evolved over the last 35 years, its use in the office setting was not made practical until an innovation in the…

Accessory Instruments for Operative Hysteroscopy Rafael F. Valle Michael S. Baggish Various instruments for hysteroscopic surgery have been designed in flexible, rigid, and semirigid forms. The flexible and semirigid instruments…