Modern management of abnormal uterine bleeding /

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Imprint:London : Informa Healthcare ; Boca Raton, FL : distributed in North America by Taylor & Francis, 2008.
Description:xiv, 394 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7351207
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Varying Form of Title:Abnormal uterine bleeding
Other authors / contributors:O'Donovan, Peter J.
Miller, Charles E. (Physician)
ISBN:9780415454797
0415454794
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Background
  • 1. Menstruation: Historical perspective
  • 2. Physiology of menstruation
  • 3. Terminologies and definitions around abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 4. Epidemiology of abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 5. Practical assessment and measurement of abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 6. Pathogenesis of abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 7. Menstrual problems in adolescence
  • 8. Mentrual dysfunction secondary to medical disease
  • Section II. Diagnosis
  • 10. The role of ultrasound in investigating abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 11. The role of hysteroscopy in investigating abnormal uterine bleeding
  • Section III. Treatment
  • 12. Medical management of abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 13. The levonorgestrel intrauterine system
  • 14. Current surgical treatment options: An evidence-based approach
  • 15. Energy systems in laparoscopy
  • 16. Hysteroscopic rollerball endometrial ablation
  • 17. Hysteroscopic electrosurgical resection
  • 18. Hysteroscopic laser ablation technique
  • 19. Thermachoice TM balloon endometrial ablation
  • 20. Cavaterm TM thermal balloon ablation
  • 21. Thermablate TM EAS Balloon endometrial ablation
  • 22. Microwave endometrial ablation (MEA TM )
  • 23. NovaSure TM endometrial ablation
  • 24. Hydrothermablation
  • 25. Endometrial cryoablation
  • 26. Vesta: Distensible multi-electro balloon endometrial ablation
  • 27. Randomised controlled trials in 2 nd generation endometrial ablation
  • 28. Photodynamic therapy
  • 29. Hysteroscopic morcellation
  • 30. Uterine artery embolization- The Evidence
  • 31. Avoiding and managing laparoscopic complications in gynecologic surgery
  • 32. Laparoscopic myomectomy
  • 33. Hysterectomy myomectomy: Indications, technique, outcome and complications
  • 34. Laparoscopic uterine artery occlusion
  • 35. Temporary occlusion of uterine artery for the treatment of fibroids
  • 36. Total abdominal hysterectomy
  • 37. Vaginal hysterectomy
  • 38. Laparoscopic hysterectomy Historical perspective
  • 39. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • 40. Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy
  • 41. Laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy and abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 42. Laparoscopic hysterectomy for the large uterus
  • 43. Robotics: An evolving option in the management of abnormal uterine bleeding
  • 44. Complications and clinical outcomes of hysterectomy
  • 45. Comparison of hysterectomy techniques and cost-benefit analysis
  • 46. Analysis of sexual activity after hysterectomy
  • 47. Future research in abnormal uterine bleeding