A Color Atlas of Hysteroscopy

Fundamentals of Hysteroscopy.- 1 Aim and Significance of Hysteroscopy.- 2 The Panoramic Hysteroscope.- 2.1 The Rigid Hysteroscope.- 2.2 The Steerable Hysteroscope (Hysterofiberscope).- 3 Distension Media.- 4 Practice of Panoramic Hysteroscopy.- 4.1 Time of Practice.- 4.2 Instrument Preparation.- 4.3 Hysteroscopy Procedures.- 4.3.1 Examination of the Intracervical Canal and Uterine Cavity.- 4.4 Special Manipulation Techniques for Optimal Visualization.- 4.4.1 Visualization of the Difficult-to-Dilate Uterine Cavity.- 4.4.2 Visualization at the Time of Persistent Bleeding.- 4.4.3 Visualization of a Large Tumor.- 4.5 Hysteroscopic Biopsy.- 4.6 Hysteroscopy Documentation.- 5 Indications and Contraindications.- 5.1 Clinical Indications for Hysteroscopy.- 5.2 Contraindications for Hysteroscopy.- Hysteroscopic Findings of the Normal and Abnormal Uterus.- 6 The Cervix.- 6.1 Normal Findings of the Cervix.- 6.2 Pathological Findings of the Cervix.- 6.2.1 Nabothian Cyst.- 6.2.2 Endocervical Polyp.- 6.2.3 Submucosal Cervical Leiomyoma.- 6.2.4 Chronic Cervicitis.- 6.2.5 Cervical Synechia.- 6.2.6 Endocervical Malignancy.- 7 The Uterine Body.- 7.1 Normal Findings of the Uterine Cavity.- 7.1.1 Cyclic Changes in Reproductive Age.- 7.1.2 Early Pregnancy.- 7.1.3 Postmenopause.- 7.2 Pathological Findings of the Uterine Cavity.- 7.2.1 Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding.- 7.2.2 Iatrogenic Bleeding During Long-Term Hormone Therapy.- 7.2.3 Endometrial Hyperplasia.- 7.2.4 Endometrial Carcinoma.- 7.2.5 Nonepithelial Neoplasia of the Endometrium.- 7.2.6 Endometrial Polyp.- 7.2.7 Submucosal Leiomyoma.- 7.2.8 Uterine Adenomyosis.- 7.2.9 Endometritis.- 7.2.10 Foreign Bodies.- 7.2.11 Traumatic Intrauterine Adhesions (Asherman’s Syndrome).- 7.2.12 Early Abnormal Pregnancy-Related Uterine Bleeding.