About Book
This broadly acclaimed Dutta's Textbook of Gynecology has stepped into its sixth version inside a span of twenty-three years. Since its predecessor, every region of gynecology has advanced notably due to the concurrent growth in the discipline of molecular biology, technological know-how and imaging.
The quantity of expertise to collect and talent to increase by way of the students, residents and clinicians are enormous. Retaining the primary targets of Dutta, for his textbook, this version has been revised appreciably in the mild of contemporary wealth of data and for the want of our focused readers. Each chapter of this e book is authoritative. Consistency and uniformity with up-to-date data in all the chapters is an exclusive function of this text.
This version has been made greater elementary in phrases of presentation of textual content matters, graphics, graph and use of one-of-a-kind color codes. Color code helps to spotlight the core expertise (must-know area) and additionally to existing the excessive fantastic photographs, anatomical drawings, and imaging studies.
The textual content has been enriched with tables, diagrams, boxes, charts, and algorithms which ought to be reproduced easily. Key factors at the quilt of every chapter are for speedy and handy revision.
The state-of-the artwork in Dutta's textual content lies in the presentation, which is simple, lucid, clear, and concise. Above all, it gives a balanced distillation of evidence-based facts upon which a student, trainee resident, a practitioner, and a nurse can utterly depend.
Chapters on fundamental areas (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 9), reproductive endocrinology (chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 28, 31, 33), menopause (chapter 6), diagnostic and imaging applied sciences (chapter 9), pelvic infections (chapters 10, 11, 12), oncology (chapters 22, 23, 30), urogynecology (chapters 24 and 25), contraception (chapter 29) have both been totally revised or exhaustively rewritten.
New topics, for example, adolescent gynecology (chapter 32), sexual dysfunction (chapter 33), gene remedy (chapter 30) have been incorporated. Chapters in customary gynecology 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 have been appreciably updated.
The chapter on pelvic organ prolapse (chapter 15) has been rewritten, primarily based upon the modern notion of pelvic anatomy and the ‘new' standards of repair. Operative gynecology (chapter 34) is intended to grant the simple standards of typically carried out gynecologic surgical procedure so as to information an apprentice.
More emphasis has been given on case determination (indications), primary steps of operation and the complications. The chapter on endoscopic (laparoscopic and hysteroscopic) surgical operation (Chapter 35) has been rewritten, as it has won its vicinity to a massive extent.
The chapter on realistic gynecology (chapter 37) consists of countless lots of questions alongside with answers, explanations and excessive great snap shots and plates of imaging studies. This chapter is designed to assist the college students in their preparations for the medical and oral components of the examination.
The self-assessment questionnaire having goal structured medical examination (OSCE) layout is to enhance the scientific competence of the students. The complete facts given in chapter 37 quantities to a "mini-textbook-cum-color atlas" of gynecology.
More than 470 figures, photographs, sketches and drawings have been incorporated.
Considering the significant quantity of scientific records and the modern research, it is virtually not possible to restriction the difficulty depends inside the few pages of this book. Arrangements have been made, thru digital media (website, e-mails) for the readers who desire to be aware of greater [highlighted in the textual content 'more information'; 'ask the author'].
Information's involving examination scenario (theory, viva-voce and more than one desire questions and answers, scientific examination procedures, operation video clips) have been supplied thru these digital assets (www.dcdutta.com/www.hiralalkonar.com).
My intention in this e book has constantly been to assist the students, residents, and the clinicians to continue to be with up to date the expertise that has exceeded the check of medical relevancy.
The editor has many extraordinary men and women to thank for their efforts in updating the book. I have consulted many wonderful instructors in the profession, a multitude of eminent authors and much modern-day evidence-L studies-the legacy is gratefully acknowledged. I express my honest thanks to many of my esteemed colleagues during the USA and overseas for their valued suggestions, criticisms, and contribution of pictures (duly acknowledged).
I renowned in reality the aid of all the college students (undergraduate and postgraduate) of special clinical establishments in this USA. for their opinion and criticisms that have helped to enhance the text. As before, I welcome the views of college students and instructors who frequently write to me imparting their guidelines and thoughts on my e-mails: h.kondr@gmail.com; h.kon@vsnl.net.
I am mainly grateful to Dr K M Gun, MD, FRCOG, FRCS, Prof (Retd) for his contribution on the subject matter “Amenorrhea”, Dr B N Chakravorty, MD, FRCOG, DSc, Prof (Retd), Director, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Kolkata, for his contribution on the subjects “Reproductive endocrinology”, “Infertility”, “Intersex”, and “Hormones in gynecology” and Dr A Mazumdar, MD, Prof and Head, Dept Radiotherapy, IPGME & R, Kolkata, for his help in revising the chapter “Radiotherapy Chemotherapy” in gynecology.
The editor desires to specific his honest thanks to Dr Subir Kumar Dutta, MD, Professor (Retd), Dept of Pathology and Bacteriology, University College of Medicine, Kolkata, for the microphotographs depicted at some point of the text.
Dr A Roy, PhD, Professor (Retd), Dr (Mrs) S Ganguly, MD, RMO-Clinical tutor, Dept of Obst-Gyne and Dr Chandrachur Konar, MBBS, deserve extraordinary perception for their honest assist throughout.
I am extraordinarily grateful to Mrs Madhusri Konar, MA, BEd, for all her insightful secretarial accomplishments in help of the e book via six editions.
Lastly, I am grateful to all who have taught me, most of all the sufferers and my cherished students.
I do hope this complete textbook will proceed to be a huge academic useful resource to the readers as ever. According to the author’s desire, the e book is, therefore, committed as soon as once more to the college students of gynecology —past and present.
To maintain tempo with the persevered research, improvement of technological know-how and knowledge, Dutta’s Textbook of Gynecology has come up with an interim revision. Many chapters have been revised and up to date relying upon the statistics on hand and the want of cutting-edge medical practice. Keeping in view the latest advances, a new chapter, Current Topics in Gynecology has been brought dealing with stem cells and therapies.
Contents and the index have been multiplied for convenient textual content reference. Information involving special areas of examination state of affairs (theory, viva-voce, medical and sensible examination along with video-clips) have been supplied via our digital sources (www.dcdutta.com/www.hiralalkonar.com).
I gratefully well known the assist of Shri Jitendar P. Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Managing Director) and Dr Sakshi Arora (Chief Development Editor) alongside with complete crew of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, for their expert guidance, recommendation and guide in bringing out the enlarged and revised reprint of sixth edition.
I do hope this complete textbook of Dutta’s Gynaecology will proceed to be a vital academic aid to the readers as ever.
