For nearly 70 years, health care professionals have turned to Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology for authoritative, dependable guidance on everything from general topics of surgical ethics to details of surgical procedures. As surgical techniques continue to evolve and new procedures are introduced, Te Linde’s remains your text of choice for up-to-date information and advice from today’s best surgeons and teachers. Updated diagnostic and management approaches are provided throughout, practical “pearls” that will improve your skills no matter what your level of experience, as well as, all surgical chapters contain new sections call outs to “New Steps in the Procedure” for a quick recap..

Features:* New steps in the Procedure boxes included in all surgical chapters
* Get up-to-date guidance on everything from general background and pathology for surgical problems to patient and treatment selection, step-by-step surgical techniques, and post-operative concerns.
* Benefit from the strong visual support of more than 1,200 illustrations and photographs, now colorized to even more clearly portray the location of blood vessels, ligaments, and other structures.
* Access high-quality video demonstrations online and see exactly how to perform selected vaginal surgeries.
* Explore innovative techniques with a new chapter on robotic surgery. In addition, the chapter on electrosurgical techniques has been extensively updated to include vessel sealing instruments.
* Discover fresh ideas and approaches thanks to new contributing authors
* Gain new insights into professional liability with an increased emphasis on risk prevention.
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Section I-General Topics Affecting Gynecology Surgery Practice

1. Operative Gynecology Before the Era of Laparoscopy: A Brief History

2. The Ethics of Pelvic Surgery

3. Psychological Aspects of Pelvic Surgery

4. Professional Liability and Risk Management for the Gynecologic Surgeon

5. The Changing Environment in Which We Practice Gynecologic Surgery

6. Training the Gynecologic Surgeon. Maintaining and Improving Surgical Skills,

by Victoria Handa (chapter 7 combined into ch. 6)



Section II-Principles of Anatomy and Perioperative Considerations

7. Surgical Anatomy of the Female Pelvis

8. Preoperative Care

9. Postanesthesia and Postoperative Care

10. Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Metabolism

11. Postoperative Infections: Prevention and Management

12. Shock in the Gynecological Patient

13. Wound Healing, Suture Material, and Surgical Instrumentation



Section III-Principles of Gynecologic Surgical Techniques and Management of Endoscopy

14. Incisions for Gynecologic Surgery

15. Principles of Electrosurgery and Laser as Applied to Gynecology

16. Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy

17. Robotic surgery in Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology (title OK?)

18. Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy

19. Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage



Section IV-Surgery for Fertility

20. The Impact of Assisted Reproductive Technology on Gynecological Surgery

21. Reconstructive Tubal Surgery

22. Endometriosis



Section V-Surgery for Benign Gynecologic Conditions

23. Surgical Conditions of the Vulva

24. Surgical Conditions of the Vagina and Urethra

25. Surgery for Anomalies of the Mullerian Ducts

26. Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

27. Tubal Sterilization

28. Surgery for Benign Disease of the Ovary

29. Persistent or Chronic Pelvic Pain

30. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

31. Leiomyomata Uteri and Myomectomy

32A. Abdominal Hysterectomy

32B. Vaginal Hysterectomy

32C. Laparoscopic Hysterctomy



Section VI-Surgery for Obstetrics

33. Management of Abortion

34. Ectopic Pregnancy

35A. Obstetric Problem

35B. Ovarian Tumors Complicating Pregnancy



Section VII-Surgery for Corrections of Defects in Pelvic Support and Pelvic Fistulas

36. Pelvic Organ Prolapse

37. Reconstruction of the Anterior Vagina

38. Reconstruction of the Posterior Vagina

39. Vaginal Vault Prolapse

40. The Nonsurgical Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: The Use of Vaginal Pessaries

41. Stress Urinary Incontinence

42. Operative Injuries to the Ureter

43. Vesicovaginal Fistula and Urethrovaginal Fistula

44. Anal Incontinence and Rectovaginal Fistula



Section VIII-Related Surgery

45. Breast Diseases: Benign and Malignant

46. The Vermiform Appendix in Relation to Gynecology

47. Intestinal Tract in Gynecologic Surgery

48. Nongynecologic Conditions Encountered by the Gynecologic Surgeon



Section IX-Gynecologic Oncology

49. Malignancies of the Vulva

50. Cervical Cancer Precursor and Their Management

51. Cancer of the Cervix

52. Endometrial Cancer

53. Ovarian Cancer: Etiology, Screening, and Surgery

54. Pelvic Exenteration

55. Surgical Reconstruction of the Pelvis in Gynecologic Cancer Patients