Main description:

The new edition of this comprehensive manual has been fully revised to provide clinicians with the latest developments in the field of colposcopy.

Beginning with the basic principles of colposcopy, the next chapters explain terminology, technique, and assessment and interpretation of normal and abnormal results.

The following sections present an atlas of colpophotographs illustrating normal and abnormal findings.

The final chapters discuss different colposcopy techniques and management methods for abnormal results, advances in biotechnology, instrumentation and software, equipment maintenance, and infection control measures.

The third edition includes a new chapter on ablative and excisional treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, as well as a comprehensive appendices section including information on training, a colposcopy evaluation form, line diagrams, and more.

Key points

Fully revised, new edition presenting latest developments in colposcopy
Features atlas of over 100 colpophotographs
Includes comprehensive appendices section
Previous edition (9789350250945) published in 2010

Contents:

Introduction and Historical Survey
Tissue Basis of Colposcopy
The Papanicolaou Smear
The Colposcopy Unit
Colposcopic Terminology and Appearances of the Cervix
Assessment and Interpretation of Abnormal Colposcopic Appearances of the Cervix
Indications and Technique of Colposcopy of the Cervix
Problems and Errors in Colposcopy
Atlas of Colpophotographs-Normal Transformation Zone
Atlas of Colpophotographs- Abnormal Transformation Zone- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Atlas of Colpohotographs- Abnormal Transformation Zone- Microinvasive and Invasive Cancer
Atlas of Miscellaneous and Nonspecific Colposcopic Findings
Colposcopy During Pregnancy
Colposcopy of the Vagina
Colposcopy of the Vulva
Colposcopy of Human Papillomavirus Genital Lesions in Women
Management of Women with Abnormal Pap Smear
Biopsy Proven Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN): Management Options
Ablative and Excisional Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Problematic and Interesting Cases of Colposcopy
Gray Areas in Colposcopy
Immunocytochemistry for Proliferative Markers and New Technologies
Reprocessing and Cleaning in the Colposcopy Clinic

Appendices

Appendix 1: Syllabus for Training in Colposcopy

Appendix 2: Colposcopy Training Program Patient LOG Form

Appendix 3A: 5% Acetic Acid and Lugol's Iodine

Appendix 3B: Monsel's Paste and Glycerol Starch

Appendix 4: Colposcopy Evaluation Form

Appendix 5: Line Diagrams of Cervix

Appendix 6: Line Diagrams of Vagina

Appendix 7: Line Diagrams of Vulva

Appendix 8: The 2014 Bethesda System

Appendix 9: International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy: Colposcopic Classification (2011)

Appendix 10: Some Important Links