Lasers in Gynecology: Possibilities and Limitations

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Laser in Gynecology: An Overview....Pages 3-16
Lasers in Modern Medicine....Pages 17-21
Future Applications of Lasers in Gynecology and Reproduction....Pages 23-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
A Change in Fertility Surgery?....Pages 35-41
The Treatment of Infertile Patients with Tuboperitoneal Disease. Microsurgery Versus Endoscopy....Pages 43-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Proximal Tubal Pathology, Segmental Occlusion, Refertilization....Pages 51-55
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Laser Laparoscopy....Pages 59-60
Distal Tubal Pathology: Salpingolysis/Ovariolysis, Fimbriolysis/Fimbrioplasty, Salpingostomy....Pages 61-67
CO 2 Laser Laparoscopy....Pages 69-75
CO 2 Laser Laparoscopy in Infertile Women with Adnexal Adhesions and in Women with Tubal Occlusions....Pages 77-81
Adhesiolysis....Pages 83-83
Application of the Nd:YAG Contact Laser in Operative Pelviscopy....Pages 85-92
Operative Treatment of Tubal Pregnancy....Pages 93-109
Laparoscopic Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy With and Without Laser....Pages 111-120
Argon Laser for Laparoscopic Treatment of Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancy....Pages 121-124
Endocrine Treatment of Endometriosis....Pages 125-130
Laser Therapy of Endometriosis....Pages 131-133
Endometriosis Associated with Infertility: Therapeutic Approaches....Pages 135-141
Vaginal Endosonography: Its Value for Planning and Follow-up of Endometriosis Therapy....Pages 143-146
Laparoscopic Laser Surgery for Endometriosis — Eight Years’ Experience....Pages 147-148
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Ovarian Cysts: Cystectomy, Fenestration, Punction (PCOD)....Pages 149-153
Advantages of Laser Application in Gynecological Endoscopy....Pages 155-161
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis of Perioperative Gynecological Infections....Pages 163-167
Pelviscopic Reversal of Sterilization....Pages 169-173
Suture-free Tissue Sealing: Fibrin Glue....Pages 175-180
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
The Increasing Role and Future Development of Laser Hysteroscopy....Pages 183-185
The Role of Operative Hysteroscopy in Fertility Surgery....Pages 187-204
The Application of the Nd:YAG Laser in CO 2 Hysteroscopy....Pages 205-210
HF Electrosurgery Versus Laser in Hysteroscopy....Pages 211-213
Pilot Study on Transcervical Resection of the Endometrium....Pages 215-221
Hysteroscopic Surgery in the Outpatient Clinic....Pages 223-227
Cervical Dilatation by PGE 1 Analogue Application Prior to Hysteroscopy....Pages 229-234
Distention Media....Pages 235-237
Problems in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy — The Anesthesiological Point of View....Pages 239-242
Anesthesiological Considerations Concerning the Choice of Fluid for Irrigation during Hysteroscopy with the Nd:YAG Laser....Pages 243-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Nd:YAG Laser System for Contact Surgery with Tissue-Effect Control....Pages 247-250
An Intelligent Surgical Laser — Science Fiction or a Pathbreaker for Future Technical Developments?....Pages 251-253
SharpLase Sculpted Fibers for High-precision Contact Surgery....Pages 255-259
Endoscopic Surgery with the Argon Laser in Gynecology....Pages 261-263
Use of Holmium Laser in Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery....Pages 265-270
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Flexible Fiber in Gynecology....Pages 271-274
Possibilities of Combination of Carbon Dioxide and Nd:YAG....Pages 275-277
Smoke Evacuation in Endoscopic Laser Surgery....Pages 279-281
HF Electrosurgery in Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy....Pages 283-291
Importance of Video Simulation Training for Operative Endoscopy....Pages 293-305
Tuboscopy....Pages 307-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Preconditions and Indications for Laser Therapy of Benign and Precancerous Lesions of the Lower Female Genital Tract — An Overview....Pages 313-314
Laser Vaporization of Premalignant Diseases of the Vulva....Pages 315-320
Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN): Laser Therapy....Pages 321-324
CO 2 Laser Therapy and HPV Typing in CIN — Follow-up Observations....Pages 325-328
CO 2 Laser Excisional Conization: Five Years’ Experience Treating Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia....Pages 329-332
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
Surgery of Primary Breast Cancer with the CO 2 Laser: Report on 449 Operations....Pages 335-338
Laser in Gynecologic Oncology? Laser Palliation of Malignoma Recurrences....Pages 339-346
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Biophysical Fundamentals for Laser Application in Medicine....Pages 349-361
Thermal Preparation Techniques and Thermal Tissue Destruction: Attempt at a Synopsis....Pages 363-364
Technical Background of Nd:YAG Laser Contact Technique....Pages 365-374
Tissue Effects by Different Laser Techniques (Nd:YAG 1.06 and 1.32, CO 2 Laser)....Pages 375-389
The CO 2 Superpulsed Laser in Microsurgical Tubal Preparation: Experimental Results-CO 2 Superpulsed Laser Versus Microelectrode....Pages 391-397
CO 2 Laser or Microelectrode for Adhesiolysis? Experimental Results....Pages 399-402
Is the Nd:YAG Contact Laser as Suitable for Adhesiolysis as the CO 2 Laser?....Pages 403-406
Front Matter....Pages 347-347
Linear Salpingotomy without Suture? Laser Techniques in Laparoscopy of the Minipig....Pages 407-410
Superoxide Dismutase: Prophylaxis of Intraperitoneal Adhesion Reformation....Pages 411-415
Experimental CO 2 Laser Surgery on the Lewis Lung Carcinoma Tumor Model in C56BL/6 Mice....Pages 417-423
Laser-assisted Diagnosis and Therapy of Photosensitized Tumors....Pages 425-429
Photodynamic Therapy of Gynecological Tumors....Pages 431-433
Significance of Laser Safety....Pages 435-449
Back Matter....Pages 451-453