The tenth edition of Te Linde's Operative Gynecology presents the basic, sound principles for established gynecologic surgical technique Major advances in the field of education of the gynecologic surgeon anагрлкd the changing environment in which we practice gynecologic surgery are presented John Deutsh, P L Malone, Leon Schlossburg, and others have contributed excellent medical illustrations throughout the last 10 editions We appreciate the new medical illustrations prepагчхрared by Jennifer Smith in Chapters 17, Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy; 19, Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage; 23, Surgical Conditions of the Vulva; 32A, Abdominal Hysterectomy; 32C, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy; 34, Ectopic Pregnancy; 35A, Obstetric Problems; 36C, Paravaginal Defect Repair; 36D, Posterior Compartment Defects; 37, Stress Urinary Incontinence; 43, Intestinal Tract in Gynecologic Surgery; 50, Pelvic Exenteration; and 51, Surgical Reconstruction of the Pelvis in Gynecologicагыуб Cancer Patients; and by Joe Chovan in Chapter 18, Operative Hysteroscopy The addition of color to the text offsets important figures and tables .