Overactive bladder: practical management

Overactive Bladder Practical Management.

Overactive Bladder: Practical Management provides urologists, gynaecologists and other health practitioners with a comprehensive clinical guide to this very common problem, resulting in a perfect resource to consult time and time again.

Beginning with an introductory section covering the definition and pathophysiology of OAB, it then moves on to cover evaluation, first-line management, second-line management and finally surgery.

Well-illustrated throughout, each chapter begins with a key points box outlining the most important take-home messages. Also included are clear management algorithms to aid decision-making, "Do's and Don'ts" boxes to help avoid errors made, key references to the top journal articles, and the very latest guidelines from the EAU, AUA and other major urology societies.

Chapters are written by the top names in the field and the entire book is expertly edited by Jacques Corcos, Scott MacDiarmid and John Heesakkers. The result is a consistent, comprehensive and fully up to date approach to OAB, providing urologists managing patients with this condition with rapid access, specialist clinical guidance. --Book Jacket.

Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Introduction -- 1.Overactive bladder: terminology and problem spectrum / John Heesakkers -- 2.Pathophysiology / Dirk De Ridder -- Section 2 Evaluation -- 3.Timing for evaluation / Philippe E. Zimmern -- 4.Clinical evaluation / Vik Khullar -- 5.Urodynamic evaluation of the overactive bladder / J. Christian Winters -- 6.Other testing / Lara C. Gerbrandy-Schreuders -- Section 3 First Line Management -- 7.Changes in lifestyle / Diane K. Newman -- 8.Physical therapy / Kari Bø -- Section 4 Second Line Management -- 9.Oral medication for overactive bladder / Jill Danford -- 10.Patches and gels / G. W. Davila -- 11.Promising experimental drugs and drug targets / Karl-Erik Andersson -- 12.The role of co-medication in the treatment of OAB / Christopher R. Chapple -- 13.Other non-surgical approaches for the treatment of overactive bladder / Sender Herschorn -- Section 5 Third Line Management

Note continued: 14.Maximizing the treatment of overactive bladder with sacral nerve stimulation / Scott MacDiarmid -- 15.Posterior tibial nerve stimulation / John Heesakkers -- 16.Botulinum toxin for the overactive bladder / Apostolos Apostolidis -- Section 6 S…