Surgery in the pelvis freely crosses the boundaries between
the disciplines of general and gynecology surgery,
colorectal surgery, orthopedic surgery, vasular surgery and
neurosurgery. Touching on this wide range of disciplines,
this book, written by members of the Division of Gynecologic
Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, is a practical guide to the
performance of pelvic surgery. It documents the various
surgical techniques, described in a step-by-step manner and
supplemented by informatic illustrations. The book moreover
includes detailed descriptions of preoperative management
and assessment, intraoperative management, postoperative
care, and intraoperative and postoperative complications,
including protocols for their management. Finally,
reconstructive, plastic, and other special surgical
techniques are also covered. Despite its breadth, the book
is most of all a source of practical assistance to the
surgeon, providing explicit details on how to handle
specific problems. It describes the state of the art of
techniques in use and refined at the Mayo Clinic.