Издание представляет собой иллюстрированное руководство-атлас по кольпоскопии и патологии шейки матки, в котором представлена кольпоскопическая картина в совокупности с гистопатологией, что обеспечивает полное понимание морфологической картины и клинического диагноза. Книга содержит обновленную информацию о центральной роли вируса папилломы человека в развитии рака шейки матки и вакцин ВПЧ для его профилактики. Включены главы по кольпоскопии вульвы, влагалища и перианальной области с характеристикой поражений при этих локализациях.

Представлены международные рекомендации и обновленная классификация, базирующиеся на итогах 14-го Всемирного конгресса IFCPC и 2014 ВОЗ по Классификации опухолей женских репродуктивных органов.

Книга предназначена для акушеров-гинекологов, онкологов, патологов, ординаторов и врачей других специальностей, занимающихся профилактикой, диагностикой и лечением рака шейки матки.

Compact, visually instructive, practice-oriented guide to colposcopy - revised and updated editionLike the successful first edition, the great strength of this completely revised and updated second edition of Burghardt's Primary Care Colposcopy is its oversized, high-quality color colposcopic photographs. Novice and experienced examining practitioners will appreciate the utility of these diagnostic quality images in making confident assessments regarding the appearance of the cervix as seen in colposcopy. All requisite information for the successful implementation of this standard gynecologic procedure - histopathologic processes, fundamentals of colposcopic technique and examination, equipment, terminology, documentation, and standard guidelines - is encompassed in this concise and practical textbook and atlas.

Augmentations and highlights of the second revised and updated edition:More than 350 oversized, high-quality color colposcopic photographs and technical illustrations - 20% of which are new to the second editionUpdated information on the central role of the human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical cancer and the development of preventative HPV vaccinesEssential new chapters on colposcopy of the vulva, vagina, and perianal region and the common etiology of lesions at these sitesCohesive concept, organization and presentation - produced and authored by a working team of three experts with decades of experience in gynecology and histopathologyCurrent international guidelines and updated nomenclature formulated by the International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC) with the International Society for the Study of Vulvar Disease (ISSVD) and the 2014 WHO Classification of Tumors of Female Reproductive OrgansPrimary care practitioners, nurse practitioners, residents/fellows-in-training in gynecologic oncology programs, and gynecologists and obstetricians in practice will prize Burghardt's Primary Care Colposcopy as an indispensable partner in accessing colposcopic findings, in reaching the right differential diagnosis, and in achieving the best possible treatment outcomes with assurance and efficiency.