Pelvic floor disorders: a multidisciplinary textbook

This excellent textbook provides up-to-date information on all aspects of pelvic floor disorders. After an opening section on anatomy and physiology, it explains the methodology, role and application of the integrated imaging approach in detail, including the most advanced 3D, 4D, and dynamic ultrasound techniques, illustrated with hundreds of images. It then discusses in depth the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, and management of the full range of pelvic floor disorders from multidisciplinary and practical perspectives. The book also provides information on the various forms of obstetric perineal trauma, urinary incontinence and voiding dysfunction, anal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, constipation and obstructed defecation, pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction, and fistulas, and includes treatment algorithms as well as helpful guidance on what to do when surgical treatment goes wrong. The authors are leading experts in the field from around the globe. Since the first edition from 2010 (more than 200,000 chapter downloads), the book has been extensively rewritten and features numerous additional topics. The result is a comprehensive textbook that is invaluable for gynecologists, colorectal surgeons, urologists, radiologists, and gastroenterologists, beginners and veterans alike.

Includes index.

Section I -- Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Physiology: 1. State of the Art Pelvic Floor Anatomy -- 2. Biochemical Properties and Hormonal Receptors of Pelvic Floor Tissues -- 3. The Integral Theory: A Musculo-elastic Theory of Pelvic Floor Function and Dysfunction -- 4. The Pelvic Floor: Functional Concepts and Neurocontrol -- Section II -- Pelvic Floor Imaging: 5. Principles and Technical Aspects of Integrated Pelvic Floor Ultrasound -- 6. Transperineal Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy -- 7. Endovaginal Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy -- 8. Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy.-9. Technical Innovations in Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography -- 10. X-ray Techniques: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy -- 11. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy -- 12. Dynamic Magnetic Resonance of the Pelvic Floor: Technique and Methodology. Section III -Obstetric Pelvic Floor and Anal Sphincter Trauma: 13. Mechanisms of Pelvic Floor Trauma During Vaginal Delivery -- 14. Obstetric Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma.-15. Neurogenic Trauma During Vaginal Delivery --…