Uterine Procedures

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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…

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Pelvic Exenteration

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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…

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Vulvar and Vaginal Excisional Procedures

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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…

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Endometrial Hyperplasia and Cancer

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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…

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Cytoreductive Procedures

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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…

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Lymphadenectomy

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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….

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Ovarian and Fallopian Tube Procedures

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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…

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Principles of Radiation Therapy

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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…

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Perioperative and Critical Care

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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…

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Cervical Procedures

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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…

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