BookAchille Lucio Gaspari, Pierpaolo Sileri, editors ; foreword by Giorgio De Toma.
Summary: During recent decades, more than 100 surgical procedures have been proposed to treat pelvic organ prolapse, and surgeons are still searching for the ideal approach. Although generally accepted guidelines and algorithms are still lacking, careful preoperative work-up and patient selection can serve as a sound basis for tailored surgery. In this comprehensive book, leading experts from around the world provide a detailed, up-to-date overview of the diagnostic and surgical approaches employed in patients with prolapse of the middle or posterior pelvic floor compartment. Each surgical technique is explained step by step with the aid of instructive figures. Guidance is also included on the management of surgical complications and of recurrent disease aspects that are too frequently overlooked in the scientific literature. This book will prove essential reading for all who are interested in functional colorectal disorders of the pelvic floor and will represent a unique and invaluable source of knowledge for general surgeons, colorectal surgeons, and urogynecologists, whether in training or practice.
Contents:
The Multidisciplinary View of a Pelvic Floor Unit
Epidemiology and Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Disorders
Pelvic Floor Anatomy
Imaging of Pelvic Floor Disorders
Anorectal Physiology
Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography
Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography
Fecal Incontinence
Obstructed Defecation Syndrome
Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Obstructed Defecation: Common Pathology
Chronic Anorectal Pain: Pathophysiological Aspects, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Biofeedback and Pelvic Floor Disorders
Biofeedback Training and Physiokinetic Therapy
STARR and TRANSTARR Procedures
Delorme's Procedure
The Altemeier's Procedure for External Rectal Prolapse
The Express Procedure for Internal Rectal Prolapse
Transperineal Rectocele Correction
Mesh Rectopexy (Ripstein, Orr-Loygue, Wells, and Frykman-Goldberg)
Rectopexy without Mesh
Laparoscopic Ventral Rectocolpopexy for Rectal Prolapse Syndromes: Restoration of Anatomy and Improvement of Function
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Suspension.