Main description:

Featuring contributions by an international team of the world's experts in urology and gynecology, this fifth edition reinforces its status as the classic comprehensive resource on female urology and urogynecology and an essential clinical reference in the field, with new chapters throughout. Each volume is now available separately. *Offers a comprehensive guide to medical aspects *Covers important classic and newer topics *Presents a practical and manageable level of detail

Contents:

Preface. Editors in Chief. Section Editors. Current Contributors. BACKGROUND ISSUES. History of Urogynecology and Female Urology. Tackling the Stigma of Incontinence. The Epidemiology of Urinary Incontinence, other Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Natural History and Prevention of Urinary Incontinence and Urogenital Prolapse. A Short History of Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence. The History of Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Medical Error and Patient Safety in Surgery. Medicolegal Issues in Urogynaecology. ROLE OF PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES AND HEALTH ECONOMICS. Patient-Reported Outcomes: From Development to Utilization. Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaires to Assess Health-Related Quality of Life and Symptom Impact. Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaires to Screen and Measure Satisfaction, Expectations, and Goal Achievement. Questionnaires to Assess Sexual Function. Questionnaires to Assess Bowel Function. International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire. Electronic Personal Assessment Questionnaire (EPAQ)-Pelvic Floor. Questionnaires to Assess Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Economic Aspects of Urinary Incontinence. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE LOWER URINARY TRACT AND ANORECTAL TRACT IN WOMEN. Anatomy. Embryology of the Female Urogenital System and Clinical Applications. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine for the Female Genitourinary System. Physiology of Micturition. Pharmacology of the Bladder and Emerging Treatments. Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in the Female Patient. Research Horizons: Translational and in Development. DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF INCONTINENCE AND UROGENITAL PROLAPSE. History and Examination. Bladder Diary and Symptom Scores. Pad Tests. Basic Urodynamic Tests: Uroflowmetry. Basic Urodynamic Tests: Filling and Voiding Cystometry. Tests Of Urethral Function. Videourodynamics. Special Urodynamic Tests: Ambulatory Urodynamics. Basic Neurological Evaluation and Referral. Imaging of the Upper and Lower Urinary Tract: Radiology. Ultrasound in Urogynaecology: Lower Genitourinary Tract. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Urogynecology. Cystoscopy and Vesicoscopy. Urinalysis and Urine Culture. The Urinary Microbiome. CONSERVATIVE AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPIES. The Role of the Continence Nurse. Behavioral Therapies and Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women. Physiotherapy for Urinary Incontinence. Pessaries and Devices: Nonsurgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence. Catheters, Pads, and Pants. Drug Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Women. Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity and Overactive Bladder. Electrical Stimulation and Magnetic Stimulation. Peripheral Neuromodulation. Sacral Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Female Overactive Bladder Syndrome and Nonobstructive Urinary Retention. Nonsurgical Transurethral Radiofrequency Therapy, Laser and Other Interventions for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence. Injectable Bulking Agents in the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. ASSOCIATED DISORDERS. The Overactive Bladder. Neurological Disorders. Nonneurogenic Voiding Dysfunction and Urinary Retention. Pathophysiology of Chronic Pelvic Pain. Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis. The Urinary and Vaginal Microbiomes. Bacterial Cystitis in Urogynaecology: An Update. Vaginitis. The Impact of Pregnancy and Childbirth on the Pelvic Floor. Problems Associated with Sexual Activity. Menopause. Sports and Fitness Activities. Anal Incontinence. Constipation. Female Sexual Dysfunction. Multidisciplinary Clinics: Urogynaecology, Colorectal and Urology. Index.