Featuring contributions by an international team of the worlds 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
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. Section Editor: Nikki Cotterill. 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) for 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.
Linda Cardozo, OBE, MD, FRCOG, is Professor of Urogynecology and Consultant Gynecologist at Kings College Hospital, London, UK. David R. Staskin, MD, is Director, Female Urology and Male Voiding Dysfunction, St. Elizabeths Medical Center and Associate Professor of Urology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
