New surgical techniques and medical treatment in urogynecology: treatment of stress urinary incontinence, pelvic floor defects, and overactive bladder in women. (eBook)
Abstract
The book deals with practical aspects of the treatment of pelvic floor disorders with the accent on novel techniques that entered medical practice during the last decade. It is a handbook both for gynecologists and urologists with detailed description of surgical techniques in a step-by-step style.
A special chapters address the use of foreign implant materials in pelvic floor reconstruction surgery as well as the pharmacotherapy of urinary stress incontinence, OAB, and urgency UI in women. The book discusses all of the major aspects of pelvic floor disorders, such as their anatomy, physiology, examination and pathophysiology; it summarizes surgical procedures for incontinence and prolapse as well as drug therapy for incontinence and overactive bladder.
The chapters describe evidence-based results and comprehensively address the various issues with support from the author's long-standing clinical and scientific experience. The book is a pearl for all persons in training for urogynecology and will serve as a handbook that is well worth reading even for the experienced surgeon.
Novel techniques as well as complex aspects of pharmacotherapy are presented in a comprehensive manner. Overall, the reader will gain an up-to-date overview of the complex field of urogynecology. (From the Foreword by Professor Dr.
Med. Annette Kuhn, Frauenklinik Bern, Switzerland) * Additional material: 11 SURGERY VIDEOS are available for the readers of the book.