part PART 1 Surgical environment -- chapter 1 Immediate pre- and postoperative care -- chapter 2 Positioning -- chapter 3 Instrumentation -- chapter 4 Specific anatomy and the creation of spaces -- part PART 2 Simple hysterectomy -- chapter 5 Vaginal hysterectomy -- chapter 6 Techniques for reducing uterine volume -- chapter 7 Simple trachelectomy -- chapter 8 Annexectomy -- part PART 3 Laparoscopic assistance -- chapter 9 Laparoscopic assistance for the vaginal approach -- part PART 4 Oncological surgery -- chapter 10 The Schauta operation with preparatory laparoscopy -- chapter 11 Radical trachelectomy -- chapter 12 Colpectomy -- part PART 5 Prolapse -- chapter 13 Vaginal colpohysterectomy -- chapter 14 Anterior operational stages-Campbell intervention -- chapter 15 Anterior operative stages-Paravaginal suspension to the tendinous arches of the pelvic fascia -- chapter 16 Anterior operational stages-the “Plastron” technique -- chapter 17 Posterior operational stages-Suspension of the vaginal vault according to Richter -- chapter 18 Posterior operational stages-Myorrhaphy of the levator muscles -- chapter 19 Posterior operational stages-Douglassectomy -- chapter 20 Posterior operational stages-Perineal repair according to Musset -- chapter 21 Uterine preservation-Richardson operation -- chapter 22 Uterine preservation-Manchester operation and Shirodkar technique -- chapter 23 Recently developed techniques for the treatment of genital prolapse -- part PART 6 Urinary incontinence -- chapter 24 Suburethral slings -- chapter 25 Suburethral slings via a transobturator approach -- chapter 26 Vaginal sling -- chapter 27 Bologna operation -- chapter 28 “Classical” slings -- part PART 7 Diagnosis and treatment of complications -- chapter 29 Visceral injury -- chapter 30 Intra- and postoperative haemorrhage.