Uterine Procedures
Uterine Procedures John O. Schorge and David M. Boruta II ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY Procedure Overview Box 25-1 Master Surgeon’s Corner Dorsal lithotomy position is preferable when distorted…
Pelvic Exenteration
Pelvic Exenteration A. Total Pelvic Exenteration Barbara A. Goff and Howard G. Muntz PROCEDURE OVERVIEW Total pelvic exenteration is a surgical procedure that involves the en…
Vulvar and Vaginal Excisional Procedures
Vulvar and Vaginal Excisional Procedures Mark A. Morgan, Sarah H. Kim, and Sameer A. Patel SIMPLE AND SKINNING VULVECTOMY Procedure Overview Simple vulvectomy involves the excision of…
Endometrial Hyperplasia and Cancer
Endometrial Hyperplasia and Cancer David A. Iglesias, Marilyn Huang, Pamela T. Soliman, Bojana Djordjevic, and Karen H. Lu Endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female…
Cytoreductive Procedures
Cytoreductive Procedures Edward J. Tanner III, Fady Khoury-Collado, and Dennis S. Chi PROCEDURE OVERVIEW Box 30-1 Master Surgeon’s Corner The liver needs to be mobilized for…
Lymphadenectomy
Lymphadenectomy Lisa A. dos Santos and Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum INTRODUCTION Surgical staging including lymph node dissection is the cornerstone of treatment of early-stage endometrial and ovarian malignancies….
Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Procedures
Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Procedures Eric L. Eisenhauer and Jeffrey M. Fowler SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY Procedure Overview Box 24-1 Master Surgeon’s Corner Identify the ureter before dividing the infundibulopelvic…
Principles of Radiation Therapy
Principles of Radiation Therapy Wui-Jin Koh and Lindsay R. Sales Radiotherapy plays an integral role in the care of many gynecologic cancers and can be used for definitive…
Perioperative and Critical Care
Perioperative and Critical Care Renata Urban and Lee-may Chen PREOPERATIVE RISK EVALUATION A thorough preoperative history and physical should be taken from all patients undergoing surgery. Preoperative…
Cervical Procedures
Cervical Procedures Danielle Vicus and Allan Covens CERVICAL CONIZATION Procedure Overview Box 26-1 Master Surgeon’s Corner The size and histologic cell type of the lesion, together…
