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Overview
The interest in pelvic floor reconstruction has grown rapidly in recent years. The collaboration between urologists, gynaecologists and colorectal surgeons has also increased. The book covers the surgical anatomy, urinary and faecal incontinence and their treatment, prolapse surgery, fistulae and post-operative management. Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery is a multi-disciplinary book edited by Stuart L Stanton, Urogynaecologist, and Phillipe Zimmern, Urologist, with contributions by internationally known and experienced clinicians. The book is well illustrated, up to date and authoritative.
Synopsis
Interest in pelvic floor reconstruction has grown rapidly in recent years with increasing collaboration between urologists, gynecologists and colorectal surgeons, making this an area of interdisciplinary care. Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, reflecting this multi-disciplinary field, is edited by Stuart L. Stanton, Urogynaecologist at St George's Hospital Medical School, University of London, and Philippe Zimmern, leading US Urologist at the University of Texas, with contributions by internationally known and experienced clinicians.
The book covers the surgical anatomy, urinary and faecal incontinence and their treatment, prolapse surgery, fistulae and post-operative management. With a practical slant on operative techniques, this book is well illustrated, up-to-date and authoritative.
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Reviewer:Howard B. Goldman, MD(Case Western Reserve University)
Description:This book concentrates on the surgical management of female urologic/urogynecologic disorders. It is divided into three main sections highlighting incontinence surgery, prolapse repair, and fistula management.
Purpose:The authors attempt to create a book that combines gynecologic, urologic, and colorectal surgical approaches to pelvic floor pathology into a more unified approach to this problem. Practically, this has been the aim of many academic surgeons in the recently christened field of "pelvic floor surgery." This is easier said than done and while this book attempts to be multidisciplinary, it still reflects the old ways. For example, the chapters on cystocele, rectocele and four of five sections on apical prolapse are written by gynecologists. More of a combined input involving urologic opinions would have been beneficial.
Audience:The main audience will be those interested in pelvic floor reconstruction. However, it should prove useful even for the occasional dabbler in this area. Residents who are preparing for surgery will find many topics that may not be covered in standard urologic and gynecologic textbooks. The authors, one a gynecologist and the other a urologist, are respected leaders in their fields.
Features:After brief descriptions of pelvic floor anatomy, pathology, and diagnostic evaluation the book concentrates on describing surgical techniques and their indications for the repair of pelvic floor pathology. First, treatments for incontinence and pelvic prolapse (including good quality diagrams) are presented. Outcomes data are reviewed as well. Techniques of urinary diversion and fistula repair round out the rest of the surgical description. At the end the authors, along with a few other experts, put it all in perspective and tell what they think, what they would do when and why.
Assessment:This useful book contains descriptions of just about all of the surgical procedures used for a vast array of pelvic floor disorders. Though there is not much new here, the authors combine data from a number of different specialties into one manageable book, thus making it easier for the average physician to manage all of the necessary information in this field.
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Reviewer: Howard B. Goldman, MD(Case Western Reserve University)Description: This book concentrates on the surgical management of female urologic/urogynecologic disorders. It is divided into three main sections highlighting incontinence surgery, prolapse repair, and fistula management.
Purpose: The authors attempt to create a book that combines gynecologic, urologic, and colorectal surgical approaches to pelvic floor pathology into a more unified approach to this problem. Practically, this has been the aim of many academic surgeons in the recently christened field of "pelvic floor surgery." This is easier said than done and while this book attempts to be multidisciplinary, it still reflects the old ways. For example, the chapters on cystocele, rectocele and four of five sections on apical prolapse are written by gynecologists. More of a combined input involving urologic opinions would have been beneficial.
Audience: The main audience will be those interested in pelvic floor reconstruction. However, it should prove useful even for the occasional dabbler in this area. Residents who are preparing for surgery will find many topics that may not be covered in standard urologic and gynecologic textbooks. The authors, one a gynecologist and the other a urologist, are respected leaders in their fields.
Features: After brief descriptions of pelvic floor anatomy, pathology, and diagnostic evaluation the book concentrates on describing surgical techniques and their indications for the repair of pelvic floor pathology. First, treatments for incontinence and pelvic prolapse (including good quality diagrams) are presented. Outcomes data are reviewed as well. Techniques of urinary diversion and fistula repair round out the rest of the surgical description. At the end the authors, along with a few other experts, put it all in perspective and tell what they think, what they would do when and why.
Assessment: This useful book contains descriptions of just about all of the surgical procedures used for a vast array of pelvic floor disorders. Though there is not much new here, the authors combine data from a number of different specialties into one manageable book, thus making it easier for the average physician to manage all of the necessary information in this field.
3 Stars from Doody