Fibroids
Published on 19. November 2012
168 pages
978-1-118-45707-8 (ISBN)
Description
Fibroids are benign growths of the uterus. They are the most common tumours found in women (20-30% of women), usually in later reproductive years. This book covers evidence-based indications for treatment of uterine fibroids in gynecology, the management of fibroids in pregnancy, surgical treatments and outcomes, rare fibroid syndromes, and more.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides a lot of information on multipletopics in fibroid management, perhaps contradicting its goal ofproviding easily accessible information for busy clinicians.However, the evidence is sound and the book interesting, making ita nice addition to a library." (Doody's,16 August 2013)More details
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Person
Editor James Segars, MD, Head, Unit on Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, NICHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Series Editor Aydin Arici, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Content
Contributors vii
Series Foreword ix
Preface xi
1 Understanding Uterine Fibroids 1
Phyllis Leppert, Mazen Fouany, and James H. Segars
2 The Clinical Spectrum of Fibroid Disease 11
Joshua Younger, K. Maravet Baig-Ward, James H. Segars, and Ayman Al-Hendy
3 Evidence-Based Indications for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids in Gynecology 24
James L. Nodler and James H. Segars
4 Management of Fibroids in Pregnancy 36
Natalie L. Johnson, Errol Norwitz, and James H. Segars
5 Management of Uterine Fibroids in the Older Woman 54
Alon Talmor and Beverley J. Vollenhoven
6 Medical Management of Women with Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids 61
Kristof Chwalisz and Craig A. Winkel
7 Nonsurgical Option for Fibroid Treatment: Uterine Fibroid Embolization 76
Edward Fenlon and James B. Spies
8 Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Surgery Treatment for Uterine Fibroids 85
Ronit Machtinger and Fiona M. Fennessy
9 Minimally Invasive Treatment Options for Uterine Fibroids 95
E. Britton Chahine and William Catherino
10 Surgical Treatments and Outcomes 109
Ryan J. Heitmann, Cindy M.P. Duke, William H. Catherino, and Alicia Y. Armstrong
11 Rare Fibroid Syndromes 120
Lisa Marii Cookingham, Alicia Y. Armstrong, Aradhana Venkatesan, and James H. Segars
12 Counseling the Patient with Uterine Fibroids 134
Gregory M. Christman, Courtney A. Marsh, and Elizabeth J. Campbell
Index 145
The color plate section appears facing page 8
