Non-Obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy

Ceana H. Nezhat, MD, FACS, FACOGFellowship Director, Nezhat Medical CenterMedical Director of Training and EducationNorthside Hospital, Atlanta GeorgiaAdjunct Professor of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Emory UniversityImmediate Past President, Society of Reproductive SurgeonsPast President, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists5555 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Suite 276Atlanta, GA 30342, USAMichael S. Kavic, MDProfessor Emeritus of SurgeryNortheast Ohio Medical UniversityEditor-in-Chief, JSLS and CRSLS1044 Belmont AveYoungstown, OH 44504, USARaymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS Research Associate Professor, State University of New York at BuffaloSchool of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at BuffaloExecutive Director and Scientific Chair,Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 757 Titus AvenueRochester, NY14617-3930, USAMichael K. Lindsay MD, MPHAssociate Professor, Division of Gynecology & ObstetricsEmory University School of MedicineDirector Division Maternal Fetal Medicine &Chief of Service for Gynecology & ObstetricsGrady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta Georgia550 Peachtree St NEAtlanta, GA 30308, USATravis M. Polk, MD, FACS     Assistant Professor of SurgeryLAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern CaliforniaDivision of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care2051 Marengo Street, IPT C5L100Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA

• The History of Non-Obstetric Endoscopic Surgery during Pregnancy.- Neurological Pathway of Non-Obstetric Pain during Pregnancy.- Non-Obstetric Imaging in Pregnant Women.- Instrumentation for Non-Obstetric Surgery during Pregnancy.- Operating Room Set-Up and Patient Positioning for Non-Obstetric Surgery During Pregnancy.- The Pneumoperitoneum during Pregnancy.- Anesthetic Considerations for the Gravid Patient for Non-Obstetric Surgery.- Medical Complications in Pregnancy.- Trauma and Surgical Management During Pregnancy.- Acute Appendicitis during Pregnancy.- Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, and Cholecystectomy during Pregnancy.- Upper and Lower Endoscopy for Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleeding in Pregnancy.- Small Bowel Obstruction and Volvulus during Pregnancy.- Surgical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy.- Colorectal Cancer in Pregnancy.- Hernia Complications during Pregnancy.- Breast Surgery in the Pregnant Patient.- Neurosurgery During Pregnancy.- Ophthalmology Surgeryduring Pregnancy.- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for the Pregnant Patient.- Urologic Surgery during Pregnancy.- Non-elective Orthopaedic Procedures and Circumstances in Pregnant Patients.- Myomas and Pregnancy.- Adnexal Mass in Pregnancy.- Ovarian Cancer in Pregnancy.- Ectopic and Heterotopic Pregnancies.- Molar Pregnancy.- Transabdominal Cervical Cerclage.- Congenital Uterine Anomalies in Pregnancy.- Uterine Incarceration During Pregnancy.- Spontaneous Uterine Rupture During Pregnancy.- In Utero Surgery for Spina Bifida Aperta.- Laser Treatment of Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.