Operative Obstetrics explores the huge progress made over the thirteen years since the previous edition was published.

Features:

• Clear guidance on how to perform each technique, the associated risks involved, and follow-up steps
• Over 400 modern photos, line drawings and tables
• The latest invasive fetal surgery techniques, such as embryoscopy, fetoscopy, fetal transfusion and percutaneous intrauterine fetal shunting

Contents

1. Anatomy of the Anterior Abdominal Wall, Uterus and Pelvic Organs
2. Topographic Anatomy of the Perineum, Vulva, Vagina and Surrounding Structures
3. Clinical Pelvimetry
4. First-Trimester Embryofetoscopy
5. Chorionic Villus sampling
6. Amniocentesis
7. Fetal Transfusion
8. Fetal Reduction
9. Spontaneous and Indicated Abortions
10. Percutaneous Intrauterine Fetal Shunting
11. Cordocentesis
12. Fetal Endoscopic Surgery and Laser Photocoagulation Therapy
13. Fetal Surgery
14. Cervical Insufficiency
15. Advanced Extrauterine Pregnancy
16. Management of Fetal Malformations
17. Intrauterine Fetal Death
18. Antepartum Hemorrhage
19. Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring
20. Normal Vaginal Delivery
21. Shoulder Dystocia
22. Postpartum Hemorrhage
23. Forceps Delivery
24. The Vacuum Extractor (Ventouse) for Obstetrical Delivery
25. Fetal Malpresentations
26. Delivery of Twins and Higher Order Multiples
27. Birth Injuries
28. Puerperal Inversion of the Uterus
29. Wound Healing, Sutures, Knots, Needles, Drains and Instruments
30. Cesarean Section
31. Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
32. Anesthetic Procedures in Obstetrics
33. Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring
34. Trauma in Pregnancy
35. Surgery during Pregnancy
36. Urological Complications during Pregnancy
37. Management of Malignant and Premalignant Lesions of the Female Genital Tract during Pregnancy
38. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
39. Quality of Obstetrics Care: The Medicolegal Perspective
40. Patient Safety

Index

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