Full Description
This book exclusively focuses on the practical aspects of diagnosing and managing bowel endometriosis, and highlights the importance of pursuing a multidisciplinary approach.
Collecting chapters written by international experts in the field, the book is divided into two parts: the first presents all imaging techniques that are currently available and useful in diagnosing bowel endometriosis, while the second covers all available surgical techniques for treating this disorder, including the modern and lesser-invasive Nerve-Sparing radical approaches.
Featuring a wealth of figures, sketches and videos, the book offers an essential guide for specialists, resident and subspecialty trainees in the fields of gynecology, colorectal surgery, radiology and gastroenterology.
Contents
Part I: Bowel Endometriosis: Pathogenesis.- Epidemiology of Bowel Endometriosis.- Pathologic characteristics of Bowel Endometriosis.- Symptoms of Bowel Endometriosis.- Part II: Diagnosis: Non-enhanced transvaginal ultrasonography.- Enhanced ultrasonographic techniques.- Magnetic resonance imaging.- Multidetector computerized tomography enema.- Computed tomography colonoscopy.- Part III: Treatment: Laparoscopic Discoid Rectal Endometriosis Resection-the Squeeze Technique.- Conservative Surgery of Deep Bowel endometriosis.- Laparoscopic segmental bowel resection.- Robotic treatment of bowel endometriosis.- Short-term complications of surgery.- Long-term follow-up of patients undergoing surgical treatment of bowel endometriosis.- Hormonal treatment of bowel endometriosis.- Fertility and infertility treatments in patients with bowel endometriosis.
