Magnetic Resonance and Fluoroscopic Imaging of the Pelvic Floor Bahar Mansoori Suzanne L. Palmer Gaurav Khatri Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluoroscopic imaging are widely used imaging modalities for…
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With and Without Biofeedback for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Kari Bø THE FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR The female pelvic floor consists of fascias, ligaments, and…
Urodynamics Gunnar Lose Niels Klarskov Introduction Urodynamics (UDS) comprise all the measurements that assess the function and dysfunction of the lower urinary tract (LUT) by any appropriate method.1 Consequently, UDS…
Standardization of Terminology, Validated Questionnaires, and Outcome Assessments Joseph Kim-sang Lee Bernard T. Haylen STANDARDIZATION OF TERMINOLOGY Standardized terminology, as used in communications by scientifically focused societies such as the…
Office Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Disorders Ralph Raymond Chesson Jr. Nia Thompson Jenkins Introduction Currently, there is no generalized consensus statement or guidelines addressing the evaluation of patients presenting with…
Biomechanics of the Pelvic Floor John O. L. DeLancey Anne G. Sammarco Payton Schmidt Introduction Understanding pelvic floor disorders requires an understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of how…
Clinical Evaluation of Incontinence and Prolapse Lioudmila Lipetskaia Cara Grimes Shefali Sharma Introduction This chapter aims to provide a systematic and practical approach to the evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse…
Congenital Anomalies and Creation of the Neovagina Cassandra K. Kisby Assia Stepanian John B. Gebhart Introduction Female genital malformations are common. They are seen in 5.5% to 6.7% of the…
Ethical Issues in Urogynecology L. Lewis Wall Douglas Brown WHAT IS “ETHICS”? In its most basic form, medical ethics refers to the way we interact with each other as doctors,…
Clinical Research Methodology and Statistics Donna Mazloomdoost Introduction Clinicians often express discomfort with statistical methods, even those actively engaged in research.1 While they believe research is important, few practitioners agree…
