The past decade has seen an unprecedented rise in the demand for caesarean sections on maternal request (CSMR), in the absence of any medical or obstetric indication. Much of this…
In this chapter, we provide an account of the professional responsibility model of obstetric ethics, and identify its implications for two major topics: patient-choice caesarean delivery and trial of labour…
1. a) F b) F c) T d) T e) T Little good-quality evidence is available to suggest that all immediate risks are lower with any particular route of delivery,…
Gynaecological surgery is constantly evolving. To inform practice with high-impact research, clinicians need to focus on areas of importance. Surveys of specialist members of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy…
1. Which of the following measures is/are proven to improve performance in the operating room? a) Team training. b) Surgical skills training leading to improved psychomotor performance. c) Ergonomic operating-room…
Robotic surgery is increasingly implemented as a minimally invasive approach to a variety of gynaecological procedures. The use of conventional laparoscopy by a broad range of surgeons, especially in complex…
Minimal-invasive, single-port laparoscopic surgery is a recent innovation that may improve surgical outcomes. In this chapter, we review published research on single-port surgery in gynaecology, and the different surgical instruments…
The introduction of in-vitro fertilisation within reproductive medicine has prompted questions to be asked about the relevance of reproductive surgery. Reproductive surgery is more than a competing discipline; it is…
Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy have become standards in gynaecologic practice. Many hysteroscopic procedures have replaced old, invasive techniques, such as dilatation and curettage. As instruments have reduced in size, office…
Latest surgical advances in the field of gynaecological oncology, a sub-specialty of gynaecology, are reviewed in this chapter. The surgery is mainly practised in cancer centres by board-certified gynaecologists, and…
