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COMPREHENSIVE GYNECOLOGY
Comprehensive Gynecology
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Fifth Edition

By
Vern Katz, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health Sciences University; Medical Director, Women s Services, Sacred Heart Medical Center; Center for Genetics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Eugene, OR, USA
Gretchen Lentz, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Women s Health; Associate Director, Women s Health Care Center, Roosevelt; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Rogerio Lobo, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
David Gershenson, MD, Division Director, Gynecologic Oncology, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, USA

Description


Formerly edited by Drs. Droegemueller, Stenchever, Mishell & Herbst – this trusted and tested reference provides complete, timely, and easy access to vital information on the medical and surgical issues affecting today's daily gynecology practice. Featuring the fresh perspectives of four new editors, along with new contributors, the text offers practical, in-depth coverage...helpful illustrations - many new to this edition...and clinically oriented guidance...page after page! Plus, access the complete contents online, fully searchable at www.compgyn.com - so you can find quick answers from an location.



Audience
OB/GYN, OB/GYN residents

Contents


I. Basic Sciences


1. Fertilization and Embryogenesis - Meiosis, Fertilization, Implantation, Embryonic Development, Sexual Differentiation

2. Reproductive Genetics - Gene Structure, Mutation, Molecular Tools, Types of Inheritance, Counseling Issues, Oncogenes

3. Reproductive Anatomy - Gross and Microscopic, Clinical Correlations

4. Reproductive Endocrinology - Neuroendocrinology, Gonadotrophins, Sex Steroids, Prostaglandins, Ovulation, Menstruation, Hormone Assay

5. Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology

6. Medical Legal and Ethical Issues



II. Comprehensive Evaluation of the Female


7. History, Physical Examination, and Preventive Health Care - General, Gynecologic and Psychosocial History and Examination, Health Care Maintenance, Disease Prevention

8. Differential Diagnosis of Major Gynecologic Problems by Age Groups - Vaginal Bleeding, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Mass

9. Emotional Aspects of Gynecology - Sexual Dysfunction, Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Depression, Grief, Loss

10. Rape, Incest, and Domestic Violence - Discovery, Management, Counseling

11. Diagnostic Procedures - Imaging, Endometrial Sampling, Endoscopy: Indications and Contraindications, Complications



III. General Gynecology


12. Congenital Abnormalities of the Female Reproductive Tract - Anomalies of the Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, and Adnexa

13. Pediatric Gynecology - Gynecologic Examination, Infections, Trauma, Pelvic Mass, Precocious Puberty

14. Family Planning - Contraception, Sterilization, and Pregnancy Termination

15. Breast Diseases - Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign and Malignant Disease

16. Spontaneous and Recurrent Abortion - Etiology, Diagnosis, Treatment

17. Ectopic Pregnancy - Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Management, Fertility Prognosis

18. Benign Gynecologic Lesions - Vulva, Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Oviduct, Ovary

19. Endometriosis - Etiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Management

20. Anatomic Defects of the Abdominal Wall and Pelvic Floor - Abdominal and Inguinal Hernias, Cystocele, Urethrocele, Enterocele, Rectocele, Uterine and Vaginal Prolapse, and Rectal Incontinence: Diagnosis and Management

21. Urogynecology - Physiology of Micturition, Diagnosis of Voiding Dysfunction and Incontinence: Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment

22. Infections of the Lower Genital Tract - Vulva, Vagina, Cervix, Toxic Shock Syndrome, HIV Infections

23. Infections of the Upper Genital Tract - Endometriosis, Acute and Chronic Salpingitis

24. Preoperative Counseling and Management - Patient Evaluation, Informed Consent, Infection Prophylaxis, Avoidance of Complications

25. Postoperative Counseling and Management - Fever, Respiratory, Cardiovascular, Thromboembolic, Urinary Tract, Gastrointestinal, Wound, Operative Site, Neurologic Injury, Psychologic Sequelae



IV. Gynecologic Oncology


26. Principles of Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Gynecologic Cancer - Basic Principles, Uses, and Complications

27. Immunology and Molecular Oncology in Gynecologic Cancer - Immunologic Response, Cytokines, Tumor Cell Killing and Immunotherapy

28. Intraepithelial Neoplasia of the Lower Genital Tract (Cervix, Vulva) - Etiology, Screening, Diagnostic Techniques, Management

29. Malignant Diseases of the Cervix - Microinvasive and Invasive Carcinoma: Diagnosis and Management

30. Malignant Diseases of the Vulva - Lichen Sclerosus, Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Paget?s Disease, Carcinoma

31. Malignant Diseases of the Vagina - Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Carcinoma, Sarcoma

32. Neoplastic Diseases of the Uterus - Endometrial Hyperplasia, Endometrial Carcinoma, Sarcoma: Diagnosis and Management

33. Neoplastic Diseases of the Ovaries - Screening, Benign and Malignant Epithelial and Germ Cell Neoplasms, Sex-Cord Stromal Tumors

34. Neoplastic Diseases of the Fallopian Tubes - Screening, Benign and Malignant Epithelial and Germ Cell Neoplasms, Sex-Cord Stromal Tumors

35. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease - Hydatidiform Mole, Nonmetastatic and Metastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor: Diagnosis and Management



V. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility


36. Primary and Secondary Dysmenorrhea, Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - Etiology, Diagnosis, Management

37. Abnormal Uterine Bleeding - Ovulatory and Anovulatory Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding, Management of Acute and Chronic Excessive Bleeding

38. Primary and Secondary Amenorrhea - Etiology, Diagnostic Evaluation, Management

39. Hyperprolactinemia, Galactorrhea, and Pituitary Adenomas - Etiology, Differential Diagnosis, Natural History, Management

40. Hyperandrogenism - Physiology, Etiology, Differential Diagnosis, Management

41. Infertility - Etiology, Diagnostic Evaluation, Management, Prognosis

42. Menopause - Endocrinology, Consequences of Estrogen Deficiency, Effects of Hormonal Replacement Therapy, Treatment Regimens

Index

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1128 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02951-3
ISBN-10: 0-323-02951-5
Imprint: MOSBY


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