Uterine leiomyomata : pathogenesis and management / edited by Ivo Brosens ; foreword by Vivian W. Pinn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brosens, I. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pathogenesis.

Uterine fibroids--Pathogenesis.

Uterine fibroids.

Uterine fibroids--Treatment.

Leiomyoma--etiology.

Leiomyoma--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Leiomyoma--etiology.

Leiomyoma--therapy.

Physical Description:

xiv, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Summary:

The contemporary management of fibroids has undergone a revolution during the past decade, with a better understanding of the impact on fertility and technical advances in endoscopic surgery, radiologic embolization and pharmaceutical alternatives such as GnRH-superagonists and progesterone intrauterine devices.

Focusing on this important area, Uterine Leiomyomata: Pathogenesis and Management, edited by Professor Ivo Brosens, is an advanced clinical reference on the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of uterine fibroids.

Practical and informative, and featuring contributions from an outstanding array of international experts, Uterine Leiomyomata: Pathogenesis and Management is essential reading for the practicing obstetrician, gynecologist, and gynecologic surgeon working in the clinical management of uterine fibroids.

Contents:

I Basic sciences

1 The epidemiology of uterine leiomyomata / Fabio Parazzini, Francesca Chiaffarino 3

2 Cytogenetic and other genetic insights into the pathogenesis of uterine leiomyomata / Paola Dal Cin, Cynthia C Morton 11

3 Regulation of smooth-muscle cell proliferation in leiomyomata / Mark R Gray, John J Castellot Jr 25

4 Gene expression and hormonal response / Nasser Chegini 41

5 Angiogenesis and vascular responses in leiomyomata / Gareth C Weston, Beverley J Vollenhoven, Peter A W Rogers 67

6 Vascular structure of leiomyomata / Jerzy A Walocha, Jan A Litwin, Adam J Miodonski 83

II Clinical

7 Clinical presentations and symptoms associated with uterine leiomyomata / Helen Peric, Ian S Fraser 95

8 Leiomyomata and reproductive function / Brianna Cloke, Jan Brosens, Ivo Brosens 107

9 Leiomyomata in pregnancy / P H Wessels 117

10 Leiomyomata and sarcoma / Frederic Amant, Maria Debiec-Rychter 123

11 Sonography of uterine leiomyomata / Sanja Kupesic, Branko M Plavsic 139

12 Magnetic resonance imaging of uterine leiomyomata / Karen Kinkel 153

13 Office diagnosis of submucous leiomyomata / Hans A M Brolmann, Andreas L Thurkow 169

III Therapeutic

14 Hysterectomy / Lynne Chapman, Adam Magos 181

15 Myomectomy / Emile Darai, Arnaud Fauconnier, Christophe Davitian, Christophe Poncelet 199

16 The hysteroscopic management of leiomyomata / Roger Hart 213

17 Uterine leiomyomata: medical treatment / Giuseppe Benagiano, F M Primiero 237

18 The cost effectiveness of treatments for uterine leiomyomata / M A Lumsden, S Twaddle 257

IV New developments

19 Uterine leiomyoma embolization / Mohammed Al-Sunaidi, Togas Tulandi 271

20 Laparoscopic occlusion of uterine vessels / Olav Istre 277

21 High-intensity focused ultrasound / Shahram Vaezy, Vesna Zderic, Victor Fujimoto 287

22 Asoprisnil, a selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM), for the management of symptomatic uterine leiomyomata / Kristof Chwalisz, Maria Claudia Perez, Craig Winkel 301.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1842143077

OCLC:

61425844

Publisher Number:

9781842143070