Main description:

This pictorial book focuses on ureter for gynaecologists. It is written by a multidisciplinary team of experts who share its experience on the study of the ureter in women, with specific attention to the injuries occurring during gynaecological surgery.

Supported by a rich iconography, the authors evaluate the causes of injuries of the ureter, discuss their prevention, precise the diagnosis with the support of urological radiology. The urological management of the injury and its consequences are described in the last chapter, with many photos of laparoscopy included.

This book is intended for gynaecologists, for all the surgeons specialized in the female pelvis, urologists, oncologists, general surgeons. It is also especially written for fellows, residents, and interns in University Hospitals with a limited experience of surgery of the pelvis.

Contents:

Part I Anatomy of the ureter1 Classical anatomy.2 Generalities on the ureter3 Anatomical aspects of the ureter in laparoscopy
Part II Lesions of the ureter in surgical gynecology4 Traumatic lesions of the ureter5 Causes of traumatic lesions of the ureter
Part III Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic lesions of the ureter
6 Prevention of traumatic lesions of the ureter during gynaecological surgery7 What to do during the operation in the event of a suspicion of ureteral lesion8 What to do after surgery in case of suspected ureteral lesion9 Treatment of the ureteral lesion10 Ureteral endometriosis
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