Main description:

This book on fibroid uterus focuses on surgical challenges in minimal access surgery that a surgeon faces while treating this condition. This book explores the role of various imaging modalities in both diagnosis and planning of the treatment. Various surgical techniques, such as hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, and robotic are discussed which will help readers to understand the pros and cons of each one. Teaching practical tips from experts regarding these procedures, the book aims to help surgeons make clinical decisions while they choose surgical procedures for their patients in various clinical settings. The book highlights both the conservative (techniques of myomectomy) and hysterectomy by various methods for treating fibroids.

Key Features

How to use various imaging modalities for preoperative evaluation of fibroids

Issues in preoperative counseling and consent before surgery for fibroids

Overview of surgical treatment of fibroids

Individual chapters on practical tips by experts for various surgical techniques used for both myomectomy and hysterectomy

Discusses the controversy in morcellation and how to perform it safely

Covers the problem of parasitic fibroids that have increased in recent times

Discusses issues like breach in endometrial cavity during myomectomy, surgery for adenomyosis, uterine rupture and recurrence after myomectomy

When to call it a day and convert from laparoscopy to laparotomy

Contents:

Chapter 1 Counseling and consent challenges in a woman with fibroid uterus

Chapter 2 Preoperative ultrasound imaging in fibroid uterus

Chapter 3 MRI before myomectomy: How can it help you?

Chapter 4 Fibroid and infertility: When to suggest myomectomy?

Chapter 5 Surgical treatment of fibroids

Chapter 6 Reducing intraoperative blood loss in myomectomy: Better to prepare and prevent than repair and repent

Chapter 7 Hysteroscopic myomectomy: Resection techniques and safety

Chapter 8 Laparoscopic-assisted myomectomy

Chapter 9 Robot-assisted myomectomy

Chapter 10 Robotic myomectomy: Tips and tricks

Chapter 11 Cervical fibroids: Techniques for myomectomy and hysterectomy

Chapter 12 Broad ligament fibroids: Techniques for myomectomy and hysterectomy

Chapter 13 Breach of endometrial cavity during myomectomy and its implications for susequent fertility

Chapter 14 Predictors of uterine rupture and recurrence after myomectomy

Chapter 15 Secondary hemorrhage after myomectomy

Chapter 16 Laparoscopic surgery for fibroid uterus: When to convert to laparotomy

Chapter 17 Cesarean section in the setting of fibroid uterus and cesarean myomectomy

Chapter 18 Adenomyomectomy

Chapter 19 Morcellation techniques for fibroid uterus

Chapter 20 Parasitic fibroids

Chapter 21 Laparoscopic hysterectomy in the setting of large fibroids

Chapter 22 Robotic hysterectomy for fibroid uterus