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Dirk Timmerman
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U. Z. Gasthuisberg, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Jan Deprest
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, U. Z. Gasthuisberg, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Tom Bourne
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Uniquely compares and contrasts the two imaging techniques - ultrasound & endoscopy - for obstetrics and gynaecology, in diagnosis and treatment
Problem-oriented with a practical 'how-to' approach for gynaecological management
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Table of contents (43 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xxiv
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Menorrhagia
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- Rudi Campo, Yves Van Belle
Pages 9-16
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- Michel R. Cosson, Rechad Rajabally, Denis Querleu, Gilles Crépin
Pages 39-45
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- Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Arnaud Fauconnier, Charles Chapron
Pages 46-52
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The Postmenopausal Endometrium
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- Thierry Van den Bosch, Axel Vandendael
Pages 62-66
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- Enrico Ferrazzi, Umberto Omodei, Cristina Ruggeri, Giuseppe Perugino
Pages 67-70
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Endometrial Malignancy
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- Jan Decloedt, Ignace Vergote
Pages 87-90
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Urogynaecology
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- Arnaud Wattiez, Reinaldo Goldchmit, Stephen Chew, Michel Canis, Gérard Mage, Jean-Luc Pouly et al.
Pages 99-104
About this book
This is a unique book in that it brings together the two key investigative techniques in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, namely ultrasound and endoscopy. So often in the past they were regarded by their exponents as rival techniques but it is now recognised that they are complementary to each other. Consequently future trainees in endoscopy should become efficient in transvaginal sonography and vice versa. Ultrasound can be used to study the morphology of the pelvic organs such as the endometrium, myometrium and ovaries, and being non-invasive, safe and convenient can be repeated as often as is deemed necessary to monitor changes over time; for example in the investigation of the infertile woman the development of the dominant follicle, the maturation of the endometrium and the formation of the corpus luteum can be documented throughout the menstrual cycle while growth of ovarian cysts can be precisely measured to determine the need for surgery. A seldom-mentioned strength of the ultrasound examination is its interactive quality, for example by performing abdominal palpation during the scan, the mobility of the uterus and ovaries can be assessed. Also the images as they appear can be shown to the patient to aid understanding. Ultrasound can also determine function and the use of Doppler has been used for example to access endometrial receptivity, follicular maturity and the likelihood of malignancy in the endometrium or ovary.
