Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery looks at investigation techniques, inflammatory conditions and treatment options.
Emphasis is placed on evidence-based medicine and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery serves to encourage all physicians and health care providers for women with pelvic floor problems to work collaboratively and collegially.
Contents
Introduction
- Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery: Past, Present and Future
- Prevalence of Urniary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Anal Incontinence in Women
Anatomry, Physiology nad Neurophysiology
- Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor
- Neurophysiologic Control of the Lower Urinary Tract and Anorectum
- Clinical Aspects of Urinary, Genital and Lower Bowel Anomalies and Ambiguous Genitalia
- Classification of Disorders of Female Pelvic Support and the Role of Collagen
- The Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Lower Urinary Tract and Pelvic Floor
Investigation of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Clinical Evaluation of the Pelvis
- Urodynamics of the Female Lower Urinary Tract, Resting and Stress urethral Pressure Profiles and Leak Point Pressures
- Videourodynamics
- Role of Ultrasound in the Investigation of Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
- Anorectal Testing Defecography and Anorectal Manometry
- MRI Studies in the Evalution of Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Pelvic Floor Neurophysiologic Testing
- Cystoscopy, Urethroscopy and Dynamic Cystourethroscopy
Inflammatory Conditions, Painful Bladder and Pelvic Syndromes, Common Bowel Problems
- Urinary Tract Infection in the Non-Pregnant Woman
- Urethral Syndrome
- Interstitial Cystitis: New Concepts in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management
- Vulvodynia and Vestibulitis
- Urogenital Atrophy
- Common Anal Problems in Women
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
Conservative Treatment for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Chapters 23-28
Surgical Approaches to Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
Chapters 29-38
Surgery for Disorders of Pelvic Support
Chapters 39-40
Fistulas, Operative Trauma, Postoperative Problems
Chapters 41-46
Training Guidelines
Chapter 47
Index
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