Autor: H. Segars
Encuadernación: 170 págs
Idioma: English
Referencia: 978-0-470-67094-1
Nº Edición: 2013
Contenido:
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.
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 84
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