Principles and Practice of Colposcopy (3^rd Ed.)

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

1. Introduction and Historical Survey
2. Tissue Basis of Colposcopy
3. The Papanicolaou Smear
4. The Colposcopy Unit
5. Colposcopic Terminology and Appearances of the Cervix
6. Assessment and Interpretation of Abnormal Colposcopic Appearances of the Cervix
7. Indications and Technique of Colposcopy of the Cervix
8. Problems and Errors in Colposcopy
9. Atlas of Colpophotographs—Normal Transformation Zone
10. Atlas of Colpophotographs- Abnormal Transformation Zone- Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
11. Atlas of Colpohotographs- Abnormal Transformation Zone- Microinvasive and Invasive Cancer
12. Atlas of Miscellaneous and Nonspecific Colposcopic Findings
13. Colposcopy During Pregnancy
14. Colposcopy of the Vagina
15. Colposcopy of the Vulva
16. Colposcopy of Human Papillomavirus Genital Lesions in Women
17. Management of Women with Abnormal Pap Smear
18. Biopsy Proven Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN): Management Options
19. Ablative and Excisional Treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
20. Problematic and Interesting Cases of Colposcopy
21. Gray Areas in Colposcopy
22. Immunocytochemistry for Proliferative Markers and New Technologies
23. 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

B Shakuntala Baliga MD FICOG
Professor & Visiting Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Coloposcopist, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Centre and Narayan Hrudayalaya Multi-speciality Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India