Main description:

This highly practical text on gynecologic emergencies includes sonographic findings and laparascopic investigations and management for point-of-care assessment. Gynecologists, emergency physicians, and other providers will find this an invaluable resource for information on what to do in a crisis.

Contents:

List of Contributors. 1.Gynecologic emergencies: An introduction. 2.Ectopic pregnancy: Extrauterine pregnancy and pregnancy of unknown location. 3.Interstitial, cornual, and angular pregnancy. 4.Cervical ectopic pregnancy. 5.Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancy. 6.Ovarian ectopic pregnancy. 7.Abdominal ectopic pregnancy. 8.Heterotopic ectopic pregnancies. 9.Pelvic inflammatory disease: An underestimated serious health problem. 10.Septic abortion. 11.Toxic shock syndrome and other related severe infections. 12.Endometriosis. 13.Adnexal/ovarian torsion. 14.Haemorrhagic and ruptured ovarian cyst and acute complications of uterine fibroids. 15.Prediction and management of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. 16.Miscarriage. 17.Pediatric hematocolpos. 18.Vulvar and vaginal trauma and Bartholin gland disorders. Index.