Female Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Details specific surgical techniques as well as the efficacy and efficiency of each modality to restore normal organ function, prevent secondary health consequences, and improve patient quality of life. Emphasizes the importance of thorough office evaluations to classify symptoms and plan appropriate therapeutic interventions for urinary incontinence, pelvic floor prolapse, urgency and nocturia, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. Preface......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 10 The Epidemiology and Etiology of Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction......Page 14 Diagnostic Evaluation of the Female Patient......Page 24 Bladder Physiology and Neurophysiological Evaluation......Page 40 Diagnosis and Assessment of Female Voiding Function......Page 56 Radiological Evaluation......Page 64 Urodynamic Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction......Page 90 Injectable Agents for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Females*......Page 120 Transabdominal Procedures for the Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence......Page 134 Transvaginal Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence......Page 150 Laparoscopic Approaches to Female Incontinence, Voiding Dysfunction, and Prolapse......Page 174 Diagnosis and Management of Obstruction Following Anti-Incontinence Surgery......Page 192 Pediatric Dysfunctional Voiding in Females......Page 208 Nonsurgical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence......Page 228 Sacral Nerve Root Neuromodulation/ Electrical Stimulation......Page 238 Musculoskeletal Evaluation for Pelvic Pain......Page 254 Diagnosis and Management of Interstitial Cystitis......Page 276 Abdominal Approach to Apical Prolapse......Page 294 Vaginal Prolapse: Types and Choice of Operation for Repair......Page 304 Colpocleisis for the Treatment of Vaginal Vault Prolapse*......Page 324 Technique of Vaginal Hysterectomy......Page 342 Urethral Diverticulum......Page 364 Evaluation and Management of Urinary Fistulas......Page 376 Iatrogenic Urological Trauma......Page 394 Surgical Treatment of Rectovaginal Fistulas and Complex Perineal Defects......Page 410 Pessaries......Page 420 Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy......Page 430 Diagnosis of Female Sexual Dysfunction......Page 488 Index......Page 508 About the Editors......Page 518 Urinary incontinence among women is a prevalent condition with a significant influence on well-being.