This book provides a concise and readable reference for performing specialized operative laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures. Detailing both the American and European schools of operative endoscopy, this highly practical volume serves both as a superb surgical manual for teaching residents and as a readily accessible source for gynecologists, infertility specialists and operative endoscopists. Experts in the field discuss the most current techniques involving laser, electrosurgery, laparoscopic suturing and thermocoagulation. Practical, clinical chapters detail clearly the steps to take in each procedure along with original and simple illustrations to support the text. The manual provides easy access to particular procedures of interest, without having to wade through large amounts of text. The variety of techniques is broad and deals with ectopic pregnancies, tubo-ovarian adhesions, distal tubal disease, endometriosis and endometriomas, ovarian and parovarian cysts, uterine myomas, pelvic abscesses, intrauterine synechiae and polyps, congenital malformations of the uterus, transhysteroscopic tubal cannulation and endometrial ablation.

Illustrated by: R.W. Powers