This fourth edition of Gynaecology looks to the challenges we face in our specialty in the 21st century. Healthcare provision has changed a great deal even in the first decade of this century, and so too has this textbook to address these issues. We look to update our readers of all the major advances since the previous edition.
We have two new editors — Professor David Luesley who is overseeing the Gynaecological Oncology, Section 3, and Mr Ash Monga who edits the Urogynaecology, Section 4. Both are recognised subspecialists in their respective fields and bring, not only their personal perspectives to their sections, but also have recruited many new chapter contributors to reflect the increasing number of subspecialists being appointed in gynaecology.
Recognising the multidisciplinary nature of much of the care we now offer our patients to ensure access to other medical staff with allied expertise to our own and to improve our patients’ outcomes, is reflected in contributions from many other colleagues from other medical specialities.
We have reviewed carefully previous chapter headings, content, style and length. This has meant the amalgamation of some previous chapters to reflect changing emphasis in the practice of gynaecology, the recognition of increased day case operative laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures. There has also been an increased role and use of medical therapies in many areas of reproductive medicine. This has opened up the field of what some may call a separate speciality of ‘medical gynaecology’. This shift away from surgery as the prime treatment choice for many gynaecology problems has implications for future surgical training of our juniors and the realisation that many may not be undertaking major gynaecological procedures in their future careers.
The publication of the human genome in 2006 and the increased application of molecular biological techniques in research is beginning to unearth the cellular and molecular basis of many gynaecological benign and malignant conditions. However, it is early days of such work and we await the potential advances in new therapies which may come from this increased understanding of pathogenesis and for ‘regenerative medicine’ from stem cell work and gene therapy to become realities in terms of treatment potential.
Each chapter has been rewritten, we have many new authors and adopted a new presentation with greater use of colour illustrations. This book will serve equally well as a comprehensive text for the already established specialist in gynaecology as well as a useful source for trainees preparing for specialist examinations.
We hope that you will both find its contents useful and enjoy reading the book as much as we have enjoyed collating and editing its contents.
-- Robert Shaw, David Luesley, Ash Monga
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Contents
Section A - Basic principles and investigations
- Chapter 1 - Surgical anatomy
- Chapter 2 - Hysteroscopy
- Chapter 3 - Laparoscopy
- Chapter 4 - Diathermy and lasers
- Chapter 5 - Imaging techniques in gynaecology
- Chapter 6 - One-stop gynaecology: the role of ultrasound in the acute gynaecological patient
- Chapter 7 - Preoperative care
- Chapter 8 - Principles of surgery and management of intraoperative complications
- Chapter 9 - Postoperative care
- Chapter 10 - Hormones: their action and measurement in gynaecological practice
- Chapter 11 - Biosynthesis of steroid hormones
- Chapter 12 - Principles and new developments in molecular biology
Section B - Reproductive medicine
- Chapter 13 - Sexual differentiation: normal and abnormal
- Chapter 14 - Disorders of puberty
- Chapter 15 - Control of hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian function
- Chapter 16 - Amenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea and hypothalamic–pituitary dysfunction
- Chapter 17 - Ovulation induction
- Chapter 18 - Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Chapter 19 - Fertilization to implantation
- Chapter 20 - Disorders and investigation of female reproduction
- Chapter 21 - Disorders of male reproduction
- Chapter 22 - Assisted reproduction treatments
- Chapter 23 - Sporadic and recurrent miscarriage
- Chapter 24 - Tubal disease
- Chapter 25 - Ectopic pregnancy
- Chapter 26 - Hirsutism and virilization
- Chapter 27 - Premenstrual syndrome
- Chapter 28 - Menopause
- Chapter 29 - Fertility control
- Chapter 30 - Psychosexual medicine
- Chapter 31 - Menstruation and menstrual disorders
- Chapter 32 - Uterine fibroids
- Chapter 33 - Endometriosis
Section C - Benign and malignant tumours
- Chapter 34 - Epidemiology of gynaecological cancer
- Chapter 35 - The genetics and molecular biology of gynaecological cancer
- Chapter 36 - Principles of radiotherapy and chemotherapy
- Chapter 37 - Novel therapies in gynaecological cancer
- Chapter 38 - Premalignant disease of the genital tract
- Chapter 39 - Cancer of the uterine cervix
- Chapter 40 - Benign disease of the vulva and the vagina
- Chapter 41 - Malignant disease of the vulva and vagina
- Chapter 42 - Malignant disease of the uterus
- Chapter 43 - Gestational trophoblastic tumours
- Chapter 44 - Benign tumours of the ovary
- Chapter 45 - Carcinoma of the ovary and fallopian tube
- Chapter 46 - Benign disease of the breast
- Chapter 47 - Malignant disease of the breast
- Chapter 48 - Supportive care for gynaecological cancer patients: Psychological and emotional aspects
Section D - Urogynaecology
- Chapter 49 - Classification of urogynaecological disorders
- Chapter 50 - The mechanism of continence
- Chapter 51 - Urodynamic investigations
- Chapter 52 - Urethral sphincter incompetence: stress incontinence
- Chapter 53 - The overactive bladder syndrome
- Chapter 54 - Voiding difficulty
- Chapter 55 - Pelvic organ prolapse
- Chapter 56 - Frequency, urgency and the painful bladder
- Chapter 57 - Fistulae
- Chapter 58 - Urinary tract infection
- Chapter 59 - Lower intestinal tract disease
- Chapter 60 - Sexual dysfunction in urogynaecology
Section E - Women's reproductive health
- Chapter 61 - Chronic pelvic pain
- Chapter 62 - Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Chapter 63 - Non-HIV sexually transmitted infections
- Chapter 64 - Human immunodeficiency syndrome
- Chapter 65 - Forensic gynaecology
- Chapter 66 - Violence against women
- Chapter 67 - Lesbian and bisexual women's health issues
- Chapter 68 - Evidence-based care in gynaecology
About the Authors
- Robert W Shaw CBE, MBChB, MD, FRCOG, FRCS (Ed), FRANZCOG (Hon), FACOG (Hon), FRCPI (Hon), Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK.
- David Luesley MA, MD, FRCOG, Lawson-Tait Professor of Gynaecological Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, City Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- Ash Monga MB BS, FRCOG, Consultant Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Southampton University Trust Hospital, Southampton, UK.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1088 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 4 edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0702031208
- ISBN-13: 978-0702031205
- Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9 x 2.1 inches
List Price: $299.00