Table of Contents

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY Embryology and Histology of the Uterus Michael S. Baggish and Leslie B. Arey Anatomy of the Uterus Michael S. Baggish Physiology of the Uterus and Cervix Eric J. Bieber In-Vitro Fertilization: Role of the Uterus Michael D. Scheiber Endometriosis and the Uterus Shawky Z.A. Badawy and Steve Landas Pathology of the Uterus Nilsa C. Ramirez and W. Dwayne Lawrence Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium Jack Basil Effects of Drugs on the Uterus Jonathan Emery and Tommaso Falcone BASIC PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION Principles of the Endoscope Jakob Kopp and Fred Gardner Lasers and Electrosurgery in the Hysteroscopy Robert D. Tucker and Michael S. Baggish Instrumentation for Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish and Hubert Guedj Accessory Instruments for Operative Hysteroscopy Rafael F. Valle and Michael S. Baggish PREPARATION Preparation of the Gynecologists to Perform Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish and Rafael F. Valle Care and Maintenance of Hysteroscopy Elizabeth Berter, Nancy Heliman, Lori Kraft, and Mary Terrell Anesthetic Implications of Hysteroscopy Devanand Mangar and Enrico Camporesi Distending Media for Panoramic Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES Office Hysteroscopy Rafael F. Valle Hysteroscopy and Hysterosalpingography Jacques Barbot and Hubert Guedj Diagnostic Ultrasound of the Uterus Leeber Cohen Hysteroscopic Image Recording John L. Marlow Embryoscopy Michael S. Baggish and Jacques Barbot Hysteroscopy for Abnormal Bleeding Jacques Barbot, Hubert Guedj, and Michael S. Baggish Hysteroscopy in Gynecologic Malignancy Michael S. Baggish and Hubert Guedj OPERATIVE HYSTEROSCOPY General Aspects of Operative Hysteroscopy Michael S. Baggish, Hubert Guedj, and Rafael F. Valle Endometrial Ablation Michael S. Baggish and Rafael F. Valle Hysteroscopic Myomectomy Rafael Valle and Michael S. Baggish Minimally Invasive Non-Hysteroscopic Methods for Endometrial Ablation Michael S. Baggish Hysteroscopy for Infertility Charles M. March Hysteroscopic Sterilization Rafael F. Valle ISSUES IN PRACTICE Complications of Hysteroscopic Surgery Michael S. Baggish Uterine Infections Newton G. Obsborne Medicolegal Issues Michael S. Baggish, Michael J. Trentalange, and Mac A. Greco ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM Establishment of a Hysteroscopy Program Michael S. Baggish