A synopsis of the use of lasers in gynecology is presented in this book; it is supported by more than 10 years of experience and backed up by studies in the fields of experimental surgery, technical medicine and clinical gynecology. The authors show how laser-assisted preparation has broadened the spectrum of operative possibilities in gynecology.

Laser in Gynecology.- Laser in Gynecology: An Overview.- Lasers in Modern Medicine.- Future Applications of Lasers in Gynecology and Reproduction.- A Change in Fertility Surgery?.- A Change in Fertility Surgery?.- The Treatment of Infertile Patients with Tuboperitoneal Disease. Microsurgery Versus Endoscopy.- Microsurgical Laser Tubal Reconstruction.- Proximal Tubal Pathology, Segmental Occlusion, Refertilization.- Laparoscopic Laser Application.- Laser Laparoscopy.- Distal Tubal Pathology: Salpingolysis/Ovariolysis, Fimbriolysis/Fimbrioplasty, Salpingostomy.- CO2 Laser Laparoscopy.- CO2 Laser Laparoscopy in Infertile Women with Adnexal Adhesions and in Women with Tubal Occlusions.- Adhesiolysis.- Application of the Nd:YAG Contact Laser in Operative Pelviscopy.- Operative Treatment of Tubal Pregnancy.- Laparoscopic Treatment of Ectopic Pregnancy With and Without Laser.- Argon Laser for Laparoscopic Treatment of Unruptured Ectopic Pregnancy.- Endocrine Treatment of Endometriosis.- Laser Therapy of Endometriosis.- Endometriosis Associated with Infertility: Therapeutic Approaches.- Vaginal Endosonography: Its Value for Planning and Follow-up of Endometriosis Therapy.- Laparoscopic Laser Surgery for Endometriosis - Eight Years' Experience.- Ovarian Cysts: Cystectomy, Fenestration, Punction (PCOD).- Advantages of Laser Application in Gynecological Endoscopy.- Antimicrobial Prophylaxis of Perioperative Gynecological Infections.- Controversies.- Pelviscopic Reversal of Sterilization.- Suture-free Tissue Sealing: Fibrin Glue.- Hysteroscopy.- The Increasing Role and Future Development of Laser Hysteroscopy.- The Role of Operative Hysteroscopy in Fertility Surgery.- The Application of the Nd:YAG Laser in CO2 Hysteroscopy.- HF Electrosurgery Versus Laser in Hysteroscopy.-Pilot Study on Transcervical Resection of the Endometrium.- Hysteroscopic Surgery in the Outpatient Clinic.- Cervical Dilatation by PGE1 Analogue Application Prior to Hysteroscopy.- Distention Media.- Problems in Operative Gynecological Endoscopy - The Anesthesiological Point of View.- Anesthesiological Considerations Concerning the Choice of Fluid for Irrigation During Hysteroscopy with the Nd:YAG Laser.- Laser and Endoscopial Technology News.- Nd:YAG Laser System for Contact Surgery with Tissue-Effect Control.- An Intelligent Surgical Laser - Science Fiction or a Pathbreaker for Future Technical Developments?.- SharpLase Sculpted Fibers for High-precision Contact Surgery.- Endoscopic Surgery with the Argon Laser in Gynecology.- Use of Holmium Laser in Gynecological Endoscopic Surgery.- Flexible Fiber in Gynecology.- Possibilities of Combination of Carbon Dioxide and Nd:YAG.- Smoke Evacuation in Endoscopic Laser Surgery.- HF Electrosurgery in Operative Gynecologic Endoscopy.- Importance of Video Simulation Training for Operative Endoscopy.- Tuboscopy.- Non-malignant and Premalignant Diseases of Portio, Vulva, Vagina.- Preconditions and Indications for Laser Therapy of Benign and Precancerous Lesions of the Lower Female Genital Tract - An Overview.- Laser Vaporization of Premalignant Diseases of the Vulva.- Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VIN): Laser Therapy.- CO2 Laser Therapy and HPV Typing in CIN - Follow-up Observations.- CO2 Laser Excisional Conization: Five Years' Experience Treating Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.- Malignant Diseases.- Surgery of Primary Breast Cancer with the CO2 Laser: Report on 449 Operations.- Laser in Gynecologic Oncology? Laser Palliation of Malignoma Recurrences.- Technical and Experimental Research.- BiophysicalFundamentals for Laser Application in Medicine.- Thermal Preparation Techniques and Thermal Tissue Destruction: Attempt at a Synopsis.- Technical Background of Nd:YAG Laser Contact Technique.- Tissue Effects by Different Laser Techniques (Nd:YAG 1.06 and 1.32, CO2 Laser).- The CO2 Superpulsed Laser in Microsurgical Tubal Preparation: Experimental Results - CO2 Superpulsed Laser Versus Microelectrode.- CO2 Laser or Microelectrode for Adhesiolysis? Experimental Results.- Is the Nd:YAG Contact Laser as Suitable for Adhesiolysis as the CO2 Laser?.- Linear Salpingotomy without Suture? Laser Techniques in Laparoscopy of the Minipig.- Superoxide Dismutase: Prophylaxis of Intraperitoneal Adhesion Reformation.- Experimental CO2 Laser Surgery on the Lewis Lung Carcinoma Tumor Model in C56BL/6 Mice.- Laser-assisted Diagnosis and Therapy of Photosensitized Tumors.- Photodynamic Therapy of Gynecological Tumors.- Significance of Laser Safety.