Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids

Uterine fibroids are very common in women of reproductive age and are mostly benign. However, they are often a cause of abnormal bleeding and, in severe cases, can cause infertility. This comprehensive guide reviews the clinical management of uterine fibroids, with a particular focus on practical surgical techniques. Engage with topics such as the anatomy of the pelvis, key theatre equipment and surgical treatments including hysteroscopic and laparoscopic techniques. Features also include debates around morcellation, and less invasive treatments such as uterine artery embolisation are also covered. An online video library of surgical procedures reinforces the practical techniques taught in the book and detailed colour images supplement the book's thorough coverage of fibroid management. This makes Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids an essential resource for practicing gynaecologists and IVF specialists, as well as students.

    Offers detailed practical advice for surgical theatre equipment and techniques, for both new and established practitioners in the field
    Coverage of both surgical techniques and less invasive treatments ensures a well-rounded overview of the management of uterine fibroids
    The practical guide includes an up-to-date review of the debate around morcellation use
    Detailed online video supplements reinforce the practical techniques explained in the book and aid in teaching the methods used

Contents

Foreword Ian Cooke
1. Pathophysiology of uterine fibroids Mohamed Otify and Hilary Critchley
2. Evaluation of uterine fibroids using two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasonography Sotirios Saravelos
3. Ulipristal and other medical treatments for the management of uterine fibroids Mohamed Ali, Zunir Chaudhry and Ayman Al-Hendy
4. The role of MRI imaging in the management of fibroids Lisa Shannon and Shahram Abdi
5. Fibroids and fertility Tulay Karasu and Mostafa Metwally
6. Fibroids and reproduction Elizabeth Pritts
7. Open myomectomy Tin-Chiu Li and Jacqueline Chung
8. Instrumentation for laparoscopic and robotic myomectomy Ahmed El-Minawi
9. Principles and techniques of laparoscopic myomectomy Ephia Yasmin and Ertan Saridogan
10. Uterine fibroids: the morcellation debate Jimmy Alvarez and Charles Miller
11. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for fibroid uterus Alpha Gebeh and Mostafa Metwally
12. Hysteroscopic resection of submucosal fibroids Rudi Campo and Cristine Di Cesare
13. Intramural myoma and fertility Dan Yu, Tin-Chiu Li and Enlan Xia
14. Outpatient myomectomy Mary Connor
15. Vaginal hysterectomy with fibroids Swati Jha
16. Leiomyosarcoma: implications for the treatment of fibroids Elizabeth Pritts
17. MRI-guided ultrasound lysis of fibroids Jessica Gelman and Charles Miller
18. Uterine fibroid embolization for the management of uterine fibroids Mark Regi, Krit Dwivedi and Trevor Cleveland
19. Uterine fibroids in postmenopausal women Mohamed Ali, Zunir Chaydhry and Ayman AlHendy
Index.

Mostafa Metwally is a Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UK. He is the Chair of the British Fertility Society Training Committee and Chair of the RCOG Reproductive Medicine Clinical Study Group as well as the Former Vice Chair of the RCOG Scientific Advisory Committee.

Tin-Chiu Li is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is the coordinator of the Special Interest Group in Reproductive Surgery of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.