Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery

A comprehensive, heavily illustrated reference text covering clinical and technical skills neccessary to care for gynaecologic and obstetric patients requiring operative management. Sections include the basis of gynaecologic surgery, general considerations, basic techniques and management of surgical complications. The remainder of the book consists of eight sections on operative indications and techniques, covering a full range of procedures normally performed by generalists (and subspecialists) in the US as well as abroad. Contains two types of chapters: 1. expository chapters on physiology and clinical care of the patient ( eg physiologic stress of surgery, legal considerations for the gynecologic surgeon) and 2. precise descriptions of operative techniques.