Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy

In the past decade, the future of gynecologic also arisen. Mastery is imperative. One can not endoscopic surgery has been largely unpredict­ master these techniques by mimicking what able. Now it is obvious that time has changed other surgeons do, but must understand the gynecology in such a way to make many of the principles of the technological advances. Laser procedures that were commonly done obso­ physics and properties must be understood lete. At no other time in the history of gyneco­ and, in addition, optics and television technol­ logic surgery has such an explosion occurred ogy are critical to performing excellent endo­ thus changing the face ofthis specialty to such a scopic surgery. great degree. But in addition to solving many Old timers are playing catch-up ball, but it is problems, the past decade has left us with the young that are the leaders and pioneers in many new and novel dilemmas. our field. It is for this reason that this text rep­ One of the ways in which our field has resents all that is important in endoscopic tremendously evolved is not only have some surgery. It not only is a comprehensive and en­ procedures become obsolete, but to some cyclopedic dissertation on the subject, but it is degree gynecologic surgeons have themselves written by the young leaders in the field. This is become obsolete.