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This book discusses a rare form of female genital tract abnormality. For each malformation, it includes indications, timing, surgical illustration, contraindication, anaesthesia, surgical procedure, postoperative treatment and key points.

This book discusses a rare form of female genital tract abnormality. It starts with an introduction to modern pre-surgical diagnostic tools, including hysterosalpingography, 3D ultrasound and MRI. From external to internal genitalia, this book introduces all commonly known malformations, as well as a variety of rare congenital malformations of the female genital tract. For each malformation, it includes indications, timing, surgical illustration, contraindication, anaesthesia, surgical procedure, postoperative treatment and key points. In order to facilitate understanding, extensive illustrations and surgical images are also provided. This text offers a comprehensive guide for clinicians, helping them to accurately diagnose and treat these patients, who may present with different clinical manifestations. The authors are well-known gynecologists actively involved in the diagnosis and treatment of difficult diseases.

Obstructive female genital malformations are a set of disease rarely happened but may severely hamper the physiological and psychological development of adolescent females. The timely and accurate diagnosis with appropriate surgical correction and postoperatively management are essential to relieve the patient’s symptoms and preserve fertility. Dealing with these cases are usually tricky, requiring extensive knowledge of female embryology, pelvic anatomy and pelvic surgical techniques. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and practical guidance for clinicians to discriminate the obstructive genital tract malformations, make correct diagnosis and carry out management. All commonly known obstructive genital tract malformations are included in this book. Except for typical symptoms and signs, the book provides plentiful imaging pictures and schematic anatomic diagrams to help the readers comprehend and differentiate each malformation. For practical guidance on surgical corrections, this atlas also contains extensive graphic illustrations on surgical techniques and process, as well as postoperative management.