Gynaecology (4th edn)

Uterine Artery Embolisation (UAE) for Treatment of Myomas: Results of the 4th Radiology-Gynaecology Experts Meeting.

Uterine artery embolisation (UAE) is an organconserving, established, safe and effective procedure in the physicianʼs toolbox for treating complaints due to myoma. The aim of UAE is rather to reduce or eliminate complaints due to a myoma and not to remove the myoma. At the same time a reduction of the size of the myoma can be achieved. There is agreement between the specialties gynaecology and ...

PPH 2nd edn #23.vp

The current gold standard for treating postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to atony is intravenous (IV) oxytocin1. However, access to this specific drug and the capacity for its timely intravenous administration are lacking in settings with limited resources, especially at lower levels of the health care system. Misoprostol, a tablet that requires no additional supplies and/or specialized skills to...

Persian Gynaecology

THE history of the practice of medicine in Persia has been widely studied. Everybody knows at least by name the great clinicians Avicenna, Rhazes, and Haly Abbas. Even a few who lived after the Mongol Invasion are not unknown. The story of surgery in these regions is also better known now than it was thanks to a magnificent reproduction with miniatures in colour of Sharaf-ul-Din's translation o...

Medical Gynaecology

expanding world of molecular biology, increasing the level of complexity several-fold and redefining much along the way. It is obvious, then, that a short and readable book dealing with the basics of rheumatology, yet doing so without sacrificing necessary detail in its brevity, would be invaluable to the student, general practitioner, or related professional. Lecture Notes on Rheumatology is s...

Clinical Gynaecology