Pelvic Floor Disorders

Section I. Pelvic Floor Anatomy

1. State of the Art Pelvic Floor Anatomy
John O. L. DeLancey, S. Abbas Shobeiri

2. The Integral Theory: A Musculo-elastic Theory of Pelvic Floor Function and Dysfunction
Peter Papa Petros, Michael Swash

3. Pathophysiology of the Pelvic Floor: Basic Physiology, Effects of Ageing, and Menopausal Changes
Dee E. Fenner, Yvonne Hsu

4. The Pelvic Floor: Functional Concepts and Neurocontrol
Michael Swash

5. Clinical Neurophysiology of the Pelvic Floor
W. Thomas Gregory, Kimberly Kenton

Section II. Pelvic Floor Imaging

6. Pelvic Floor Imaging: Introduction
Giovanni Morana, Luca Cancian

7. Endovaginal Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek, S. Abbas Shobeiri, Aleksandra Stankiewicz

8. Translabial Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Hans Peter Dietz

9. Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasonography: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Giuseppe Falco

10. Technical Innovations in Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Aleksandra Stankiewicz, Jakob Scholbach, Michał Chlebiej, Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek

11. Invited Commentary
Clive I. Bartram

12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Methodology and Normal Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Jaap Stoker

13. Technical Innovations in Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Pelvic Floor
Dominik Weishaupt, Caecilia S. Reiner

14. Invited Commentary
Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

Section III. Pelvic Floor Damage Due to Childbirth

15. Pelvic Floor Damage Due to Childbirth: Introduction
G. Willy Davila

16. Mechanisms of Pelvic Floor Trauma During Vaginal Delivery
Gianfranco Minini, Silvia Zanelli, Patrizia Inselvini, Marcello Caria, Sara Grosso, Davide Quaresmini

17. Posterior Compartment Disorders and Management of Acute Anal Sphincter Trauma
Abdul H. Sultan, Ranee Thakar

18. Prevention of Perineal Trauma
Ranee Thakar, Abdul H. Sultan

19. Invited Commentary
John O. L. DeLancey

20. Invited Commentary
Rebecca G. Rogers

Section IV. Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction

21. Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction: Introduction
Dmitry Pushkar

22. Ultrasonography
Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek, Magdalena Maria Woźniak, Aleksandra Stankiewicz

23. Invited Commentary
Wiesław Jakubowski

24. Urodynamics
Edoardo Ostardo, Giuseppe Tuccitto, Francesco Beniamin, Luigi Maccatrozzo

25. Invited Commentary
Paul Abrams

26. Tape Positioning
Michał Bogusiewicz, Tomasz Rechberger

27. Selection of Midurethral Slings for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
Joseph K.-S. Lee, Peter L. Dwyer

28. Injectable Biomaterials
Pierpaolo Curti

29. Artificial Urinary Sphincter in Women
Amrith Raj Rao, Philippe Grange

30. Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Giuseppe Tuccitto, Francesco Beniamin, Edoardo Ostardo, Francesco Beniamin

31. Invited Commentary
Dmitry Pushkar

32. Biofeedback
Kari Bø, Paolo Benedetto

33. Medical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Retention, and Overactive Bladder
Francesco Pesce, Maria Angela Cerruto

34. Invited Commentary
G. Willy Davila

Section V. Fecal Incontinence

35. Fecal Incontinence: Introduction
Giuseppe Falco, Giulio Aniello Santoro

36. Three-dimensional Endoluminal Ultrasonography
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Giuseppe Falco

37. Transperineal Ultrasonography
Bruno Roche, Guillaume Zufferey, Joan Robert-Yap

38. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jaap Stoker

39. Invited Commentary
Clive I. Bartram

40. Anorectal Manometry
Filippo Pucciani

41. Invited Commentary
Anton Emmanuel

42. Sphincter Repair and Postanal Repair
Johann Pfeifer

43. Dynamic Graciloplasty
Carlo Ratto

44. Radiofrequency Energy and Injectable Biomaterials
Mario Trompetto, Maurizio Roveroni

45. Artificial Bowel Sphincter
Giovanni Romano, Francesco Bianco, Luisa Caggiano

46. Sacral Neuromodulation
Donato F. Altomare, Marcella Rinaldi, Filippa Cuccia

47. Future Treatment
Bruno Roche, Guillaume Zufferey, Joan Robert-Yap

48. Invited Commentary
Steven D. Wexner

49. Biofeedback
Beatrice Salvioli, Luciano Pellegrini

50. Medical Treatment
Pier Francesco Almerigi, Valentina Ciaroni, Gabriele Bazzocchi

51. Invited Commentary
Paolo Benedetto

Section VI. Pelvic Organ Prolapse

52. Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Introduction
Tomasz Rechberger

53. Imaging as a Key to Understanding the Causes of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Clive I. Bartram

54. Endoluminal Ultrasonography
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek, Magdalena Maria Woźniak, Aleksandra Stankiewicz

55. Translabial Ultrasonography
Hans Peter Dietz

56. Cystography and Defecography
Vittorio L. Piloni

57. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Dominik Weishaupt, Caecilia S. Reiner

58. Invited Commentary
Julia R. Fielding

59. Invited Commentary
Andrea Maier

60. Anorectal Manometry
Filippo Pucciani

61. Invited Commentary
Anton Emmanuel

62. Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: a Unitary or Multidisciplinary Approach?
Giuseppe Dodi, Luca Amadio, Erica Stocco

63. The Abdominal Approach to Urogenital Prolapse
Dennis H. Kim, Gamal M. Ghoniem

64. The Perineal Approach to Urogential Prolapse
Tomasz Rechberger

65. The Laparoscopic Approach to Pelvic Floor Surgery
Erika Werbrouck, Filip Claerhout, Jasper Verguts, Joan Veldman, Frank Aa, Dirk Ridder, Jan Deprest

66. Total Pelvic Floor Reconstruction
Peter Papa Petros

67. Invited Commentary
Paul Riss

68. The Abdominal Approach to Rectal Prolapse
Sthela M. Murad-Regadas, Rodrigo A. Pinto, Steven D. Wexner

69. The Perineal Approach to Rectal Prolapse
Mario Trompetto, Silvia Cornaglia

70. Invited Commentary
Andrew P. Zbar

71. The Laparoscopic Approach to Rectal Prolapse
Joshua R. Karas, Roberto Bergamaschi

72. Invited Commentary
Conor P. Delaney

73. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Prevention and Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Kari Bø, Ingeborg Hoff Bræken

74. Medical Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation, and Obstructed Defecation
Pier Francesco Almerigi, Mauro Menarini, Gabriele Bazzocchi

75. Invited Commentary
Anton Emmanuel

Section VII. Pelvic Pain

76. Pelvic Pain: Introduction
Ewa Kuligowska

77. Painful Bladder Syndrome
Mauro Cervigni, Franca Natale, Albert Mako, Loredana Nasta

78. Pelvic Pain Associated with a Gynecologic Etiology
Sondra L. Summers, Elizabeth R. Mueller

79. Pelvic Pain Associated with a Coloproctologic Etiology
Aldo Infantino, Andrea Lauretta

80. Surface Electromyography and Myofascial Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Pain
Marek Jantos

81. Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Different Perspective
Peter Papa Petros

82. Invited Commentary
G. Willy Davila

83. Invited Commentary
Gian Gaetano Delaini

Section VIII. Fistula

84. Fistula: Introduction
Tomasz Rechberger

85. Urogenital Fistulae
Dmitry Pushkar, Gevorg Kasyan, Natalia Sumerova

86. Rectovaginal Fistulae
A. Muti Abulafi, Abdul H. Sultan

87. Anorectal Fistulae
Giulio Aniello Santoro, Giuseppe Gizzi, Andrea Rusconi, Claudio Pastore, Luciano Pellegrini

88. Invited Commentary
Mauro Cervigni

89. Invited Commentary
Thang Nguyen, Frank A. Frizelle

Section IX. Failure or Recurrence after Surgical Treatment: What to Do When it All Goes Wrong

90. Failure or Recurrence after Surgical Treatment: Introduction
Tomasz Rechberger, Andrzej Paweł Wieczorek

91. Imaging and Management of Complications of Urogynecologic Surgery
S. Abbas Shobeiri

92. Invited Commentary
G. Willy Davila

93. Investigation and Management of Complications after Coloproctological Surgery
Tim W. Eglington, Frank A. Frizelle

94. Invited Commentary
Filippo Torre

95. Invited Commentary
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska, Małgorzata Kołodziejczak

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Imaging / Radiology