Chapter Outline Introduction Indications Sling Materials Technique for Harvest of Rectus Fascia and Placement of Pubovaginal Sling Preoperative Considerations Positioning Abdominal Incision and Fascial Harvest Vaginal Dissection Passing Retropubic Needles…
Chapter Outline Indications for Retropubic Procedures Surgical Techniques Operative Setup and General Entry into the Retropubic Space Burch Colposuspension Paravaginal Defect Repair General Intraoperative and Postoperative Procedures Clinical Results Mechanisms…
Chapter Outline Elements of Urinary Continence Muscular and Supportive Tissue Elements Connective Tissue Bladder Urethra Levator Ani Neurophysiologic Considerations Efferent and Afferent Pathways Coordinating Reflexes Mechanisms of Female Urinary Continence…
Chapter Outline Introduction Alterations of Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Physiology in Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Support Urinary Tract in Pregnancy Urinary Tract Conditions during Pregnancy Urinary Retention Urinary Incontinence Asymptomatic Bacteriuria…
Chapter Outline Introduction The Bladder Diary: A Valuable Clinical Tool Behavioral Intervention: Pelvic Floor Muscle Training and Exercise Teaching Pelvic Floor Muscle Control Daily Exercise to Improve Strength and Control…
Chapter Outline Electrodiagnostic Testing Electromyography Kinesiologic EMG Concentric Needle EMG Technique Anal Sphincter Urethral Sphincter Bulbocavernosus Muscle Levator Ani Lower Extremity Interpretation Single-Fiber EMG Nerve Conduction Studies PNTML and PeNTML…
Chapter Outline Introduction to Urodynamics Normal Bladder Physiology Functional Classification of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Role of Urodynamics in Clinical Practice Urodynamic Equipment Performing a Urodynamic Evaluation Interpretation of Specific…
Chapter Outline Plain Film of the Abdomen Intravenous Pyelography Retrograde and Antegrade Pyelography Cystography Voiding Cystourethrography Video-Cystourethrography Ultrasound Techniques Perineal and Introital Ultrasonography T-V Ultrasonography Transrectal Ultrasonography Applications of Ultrasound…
Chapter Outline Embryology Formation of the Mesoderm Urinary System Kidney and Ureter Bladder, Trigone, and Urethra Congenital Anomalies of the Urinary Tract Rectum and Anal Sphincters Normal Development of the…
Chapter Outline Video Urodynamics Indications Technique The Video Urodynamic Lab Patient Positioning Use of Fluoroscopy and Tips to Minimize Radiation Exposure Performing the Video Study Interpretation Case Discussions Case 1:…
