Non-Invasive Management of Gynecologic Disorders

Aydin Arici and Emre Seli

There is an increasing trend within gynecology to move towards more "non-invasive" management techniques. These are less stressful for patients and reduce hospital stays and costs. As more of these modalities become available physicians need guidance in choosing among the variety of options. This book will concentrate on gynecologic disorders for which both surgical and non-surgical management options are currently available, and exclude gynecologic disorders that are treated only medically, or those that are managed mainly surgically (e.g. invasive cancers). The book will describe the pathogenesis of these disorders, and available non-surgical treatment options, but also offer guidance on how and when it is appropriate to choose more conservative modalities. An evidence-based approach will be followed throughout.
Sales projections are cautious because this is a new area; the intention is to establish this as the first book in the field, which will grow in importance through subsequent editions.

Price: £95

Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Edition

John E Turrentine

Expanded and updated, the new edition of the bestselling Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology is the definitive quick-reference for use in office practice and hospital settings. With information drawn from ACOG technical bulletins, OB/GYN publications, articles, textbooks, computer sources, and the author\'s vast personal experience, outlines of more than 400 clinical protocols help ensure that everyone on the team is on the same page.

Flowcharts and algorithms make common problems seem simpler. Tables and decision trees make the information easy to refer to when running from room to room during a busy day in the office or hospital. This complete, up-to-date coverage makes Clinical Protocols in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Edition the best available study guide for board certification and a complete reference for busy obstetricians and gynecologists.

Price: £65

Modern Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Menorrhagia - menstruation at regular cycle intervals but with excessive flow and duration - is one of the most common gynecologic complaints in contemporary women’s health. Surveys report that 30% of all pre-menopausal women perceive their menses to be excessive. The World Health Organization recently reported that 18 million women aged 30-55 years perceive their menstrual bleeding to be exorbitant.
Nearly 30% of all hysterectomies performed in the United States are performed to alleviate heavy menstrual bleeding. Definitive surgical correction has been the mainstay of treatment for menorrhagia; however, modern gynecology dictates a move toward conservative therapy both for cost-containment and because many women desire to preserve their uteruses. Alternatives to hysterectomy also are the result of statistics revealing that nearly 50% of uterine pathology findings from hysterectomies for menorrhagia are free of disease and histopathologic abnormalities. Many new forms of conservative therapy are now on the market, with more in development.
This major new book, written by an internationally recognized team of experts – many of them at the forefront of developing "second-generation" endometrial ablation techniques – covers the full range of surgical and medical treatments for menorrhagia. It will help gynecologists refine their operative techniques and consider new approaches to this highly challenging condition.

Price: £180

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Howard Carp and Bruno Lunenfeld

This book will provide an authoritative and comprehensive update on advances in the understanding and management of recurrent pregnancy loss, both with regard to the basic science and the clinical applications. As many subjects are controversial, and occasionally clinical decisions are based on lack of knowledge rather than evidence, some chapters would include debates by leading experts, on the appropriate clinical management.

Price: £80

Atlas of Contraception, Second Edition

Pramilla I. Senanayake and Malcolm Potts

This revised and updated Atlas provides a comprehensive guide to modern contraceptive practice. The book is heavily illustrated with color photographs and line drawings that guide the reader through the various options available and provide a valuable educational resource. The supporting text offers a concise description of family planning in today’s world.
Family planning is needed, simple and inexpensive. This book provides an invaluable resource for the wide range of physicians and allied health workers who advise and deliver contraceptive care.

Price: £75

Atlas of Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy Techniques

Togas Tulandi

This beautifully illustrated book provides a practical step-by-step guide to all the laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures performed by gynecologists. Each procedure is described in detail and fully illustrated with color photographs. The potential complications are described, and the circumstances in which a procedure is contraindicated are examined. The Third Edition of the "Manual of Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Techniques" has been expanded and extensively updated with new chapters including: transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy, laparoscopy radical trachelectomy, laparoscopic abdominal cerclage, and hysteroscopy sterilization.
"Manual of Laparoscopic and Hysteroscopic Techniques" is an invaluable resource for busy practicing gynecologists who want to learn step-by-step techniques of a surgical procedure.

Price: £90 

The Endometrium, Second Edition

John D. Aplin, Asgerally Fazleabas, Stanley R. Glasser and Linda E. Giudice

The first edition of 'The Endrometrium' was a landmark publishing event in reproductive biology and medicine. Many important developments have occurred in the field, and this new edition has been substantially updated and expanded to include new topics with an improved format.
With the addition of several new authors and topics 'The Endometrium, Second Edition' has developed new coverage of transcriptomics, stem cells, genetics and in-utero programming. Other new areas strengthen to include; placentology in human and animal models, taking account of the tremendous current interest in the maternal-fetal interface and its role in pregnancy pathology, neonatal and adult health. The layout has also been improved with features such as side-bars to aid browsing.
This is an invaluable up-to-date innovative text that will appeal to a worldwide spectrum of academic and professional readers including postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers in reproductive biology as well as trainees and health care professionals in Ob/Gyn and allied disciplines such as Assisted Reproduction and Oncology.
A panel of internationally respected authors has been carefully chosen for their insight, clear, fair writing style and scholarly perspective.

Price: £250 

Atlas of Endometriosis, Third Edition

Caroline Overton, Colin Davis, Lindsay McMillan, Robert W. Shaw

Endometriosis affects women in the reproductive years, is associated with pelvic pain and infertility, and - although not life threatening - can seriously impair health, with huge economic and social consequences. It is arguably the most frequent problem encountered in contemporary gynecology and is the subject of much ongoing research and innovation in management. This beautifully and comprehensively illustrated Atlas, now in its third edition, provides a useful educational tool for trainees and general obstetricians and gynecologists who may not be up to date with the most important recent research on the diagnosis and management of the condition; particularly expanded for this edition are the chapters on ultrasound imaging and the nutritional aspects of the subject.

Price: £80

Infertility in Practice, Third Edition

Adam Balen

The new third edition has been revised and updated extensively, vividly incorporating illustrations such as informative line drawings, as well as both colour and black-and-white photographs. This text provides a practical and convenient one-stop guide for clinicians and surgeons.

Price: £65

Diagnostic Ultrasound, Second Edition, Two Volume set + DVD

John P. McGahan, Barry B. Goldberg, Mark E. Lockhart, Lincoln L. Berland, Rebecca Stein-Wexler and Dolores H. Pretorius

This Second Edition explores the utilization of diagnostic ultrasound in all regions of the body. Offering numerous tables and charts containing practical tips and useful recommendations, this source lists specific pitfalls that may be encountered in each anatomical area within the body and offers methods to distinguish among different sonographic abnormalities.

Price: £230

Atlas of Procedures of Gynecologic Oncology, Second Edition

Douglas Levine, Richard Barakat and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum

The staff at one of the world's leading cancer centers have here collaborated on a practical guide to the procedures involved in gynecologic oncology, covering the latest developments in both open and minimally invasive surgery.

Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology 2nd Edition, has been updated to keep abreast with the latest developments in the field, with each chapter purposely presented in great detail giving the reader a complete working knowledge of each procedure. The procedures are explained step by step and fully illustrated, with color photographs used throughout, a third of which are updated or are brand new for this edition. The accompanying DVD provides video clips with spoken commentary.

Price: £150

Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Gynecologic Cancers

Charles F. Levenback, Anil Sood, Karen H. Lu and Robert Coleman

Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Gynecologic Oncology takes a fresh look at a critical aspect of cancer treatment planning. An international team of authors reviews the traditional prognostic and predictive factors such as tumor grade, histologic subtype, and grade and then goes a step further to review the growing number of molecular discoveries that have increasing clinical significance. The book is organized into comprehensive sections on ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer and includes up to date reviews, newly discovered molecular pathways, genetic markers, molecular imaging techniques, and their relevance to clinical medicine.
Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Gynecologic Oncology is illustrated with over 100 figures and is essential reading for oncologists, translational and basic scientists, as well as fellows, residents and students with a special interest in gynecologic oncology.

Price: £140

Atlas Urogynecological Endoscopy

Peter L. Dwyer

The study of gynaecology and pelvic floor disorders is a rapidly developing area for gynaecologists all around the world. An essential aspect to the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor disorders is a need for expertise in cystourethroscopy to:
Accurately diagnose conditions of the lower urinary tract that frequently present to the gynaecologists in the form of pelvic pain, bleeding or lower urinary tract symptoms of frequency, urgency or incontinence.
Endoscopy is also important for the gynaecologist to exclude damage of the urinary tract at the time of surgery which may be for stress incontinence, prolapse or other pelvic surgery e.g. hysterectomy, where there urinary tract may be at risk. This damage may involve the lower urinary tract by the inadvertent placement of sutures into the bladder wall or unrecognised injury to the bladder or urethra which can result in fistula formation. The upper urinary tract is also at risk during pelvic surgery by the inappropriate placement of sutures or clamps and can result in ureteric obstruction or fistula formation. Gynaecologists have little training or expertise in the use of cystourethroscopy and therefore do not feel comfortable in performing this procedure or distinguishing what is normal and what is abnormal. Increasingly, cystourethroscopy is becoming an essential part of the performance of surgery for stress incontinence and prolapse.
The aim of this book is to educate gynaecologists in endoscopy of the urinary tract to give them a good understanding of the equipment that is used, how it is used and the conditions of the lower urinary tract they may find in the treatment of pelvic disorders.

Price: £105

Female genital Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence

Victor G Gomel, Bruno van Herendau, Thomas L Lyons, Michel Degueldre, Hans A M Brolman, Jean-Jacques Wyndaele, John R Miklos

Genital prolapse, or pelvic organ prolapse, occurs when the structures of the pelvis protrude into the outside vaginal canal. Genital Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence is the first of its kind, dedicated specifically to genital prolapse, and. is filled with every different type of prolapse including the bladder, uterus, rectum, and the mucosal fold containing the intestine. Editors Gomel and Handreal cover all aspects of this defect while emphasizing the managed care of genital prolapse, and also explore both surgical and non-surgical treatments, which include methods for the diagnosis and treatment of all abnormalities.

Price: £115

Atlas of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy, Second Edition

Jacques Donnez

This is a new edition of one of the modern classics of gynecological surgery. Providing an extensive and beautifully illustrated guide to laparoscopic and hysteroscopic techniques, the book has been extensively revised and updated since publication of the Second Edition. There are few texts that so adequately provide in-depth information on minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery. This informative and thorough work of reference provides both practicing surgeons and trainees with an atlas, a textbook of gynecology, and a surgical manual. The coverage is comprehensive, including extensive sections on gynaecologic oncology, urogynecology, basic principles, and instrumentation. Complications are highlighted with authoritative guidance on how to avoid and manage them.

Price: £190

Contraception Today, Sixth Edition

John Guillebaud

Previous editions of this best-selling pocketbook have been recognized as the gold-standard introductory guide to contraceptive practice. The target audience - family practitioners and practice nurses - are often well placed to offer good contraceptive advice because they already know the patient’s health and circumstances. The latest edition summarizes all available methods of contraception and the various factors to be considered in using them.

Price: £50

Practical manual of Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Second Edition

Ronald Leon Levine and Resad P. Pasic

Laparoscopy is one of the standard techniques used by all gynecologic surgeons. This clearly written and beautifully illustrated practical manual describes in detail the technical aspects of both diagnostic and operative laparoscopy and the most useful therapeutic procedures. The exquisitely rendered color drawings demonstrate surgical technique far more effectively than competing photographic atlases. The editors have brought together an internationally renowned group of authors to contribute their knowledge and expertise in the field of laparoscopy. The new edition is a thorough revision and covers all newly emerging techniques and operative equipment.

Price: £190