Modern Management of Endometriosis

SECTION I: GENERAL BACKGROUND 1. The History of Endometriosis. 2.
Aetiology of endometriosis. 3. Pathogenesis of Peritoneal
Endometriosis. 4. Animal studies. 5. Outcome measures. 6. Data
collection in surgical studies and evidence-based medicine SECTION
II: SURGICAL TREATMENT BY LAPAROTOMY 7. Preoperative investigations
8. Open pelvic surgery for endometriosis. 9. Adhesions: an update.
10. The role of perioperative medical therapy. 11. Overview of
laparoscopic techniques for endometriosis surgery SECTION III:
SURGICAL TREATMENT BY LAPAROSCOPY 12. Laparoscopic Treatment of
Superficial Peritoneal Endometriosis. 13. Surgical Management of
Ovarian Endometrioma: Cystectomy by Stripping of the Capsule. 14. KTP
photocoagulation for ovarian endometriosis. 15. Pelvic denervations
procedures as surgical management of pelvic pain due to
endometriosis. 16. The Laparoscopic Treatment of Intestinal
Endometriosis. 17. Endometriosis Involving the Bowel ?A Colo-rectal
Surgeons Approach. 18. Bowel resection. 19. Severe endometriosis
involving the urogenital system. 20. Combined colposcopic and
laparoscopic approach to endometriosis in the rectovaginal septum.
21. Radical excision of the uterosacral ligament complex SECTION IV:
DIFFERENT POWER SOURCES IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY 22. Laparoscopic
treatment of Endometriosis by Electrosurgery. 23. Laser Surgery for
endometriosis. 24. Use of the Harmonic Scalpel?* in Endometriosis
Surgery SECTION V: PAIN & INFERTILITY 25. Treatment of pain
associated with endometriosis. 26. Management of endometriosis and
infertility following surgery. 27. Endometriosis and assisted
reproduction. 28. Adenomyosis SECTION VI: NON-SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF
ENDOMETRIOSIS 29. The Medical Treatment of Endometriosis. 30.
Treatment of Endometriosis with Acupuncture and other Complementary
Therapies. SECTION V: CONTROVERSIES IN ENDOMETRIOSIS SURGERY 31. In
the Management of Endometriosis. 32. Endometriosis after hysterectomy
with and without bilateral oophorectomy. 33. Malignancy and
endometriosis. 34. Complications of surgery for endometriosis. 35.
Distant Endometriosis






Full Contributors:


Christopher Sutton * Lisa Story * Stephen Kennedy * Michelle Nisolle
* Jean-Michel Foidart * Cleophas M. Kyama * Jason M. Mwenda * Thomas
M. D풥ooghe * Ray Garry * Roger Hart * David L. Olive * Steven R.
Lindheim * Elizabeth A. Pritts * Karen Kinkel * Jan Brosens * Ivo
Brosens * David Oram * Banarby Rufford * Vikas Sachar * Michael
Diamond * Cindy Farquhar * Mauro Busacca * Michele Vignali * Abdul
Aziz Al-Shahrani * Togas Tulandi * Kevin Jones * Stefano Palomba *
Fulvio Zullo * J?rg Keckstein * Angela Skull * Timothy Rockall * Mark
Possover * Jacques Donnez * Jean Squifflet * Mireille Smets * Pascale
Jadoul * Charles Chapron * Nicolas Chopin * Bruno Borghese * C?ile
Malartic *Herv?Foulot * Jeremy Wright * Saikat Banerjee * Philippe
Koninckx * Enda McVeigh * Charles Miller * John Steege * Georgine
Lamvu * Denniz Zolnoun * David Adamson * Jean Luc Pouly * Meenal
Kamble * Michel Canis * Laurent Janny * Revaz Botroschivili * Rusudan
Piekrischvili * Beno? Schubert * Ian S Fraser * Rose Tse * Anu
Goswami * David Lindheim * Pat Haines * Jason Abbott * Peter Maher *
Dan Martin * Victor Lewis * Agneta Bergqvist