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A unique combination medical reference and full-color surgical atlas on female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeryA Doody's Core Title for 2019!
An essential clinical companion and an outstanding practical review, Female Pelvic Medicine& Reconstructive Surgery is the most comprehensive single-volume resource available on urogynecology. It delivers a solid introduction to this growing subspecialty and thoroughly covers its underlying principles with an emphasis on diagnostic techniques and managementstrategies. Authored by a team of international experts, the book is enhanced by hundreds of original full-color photographs and illustrations that provide step-by-step guidance on key surgical procedures.
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery is logically divided into four sections:
Fundamental Topics--Includes essentials such as epidemiology, anatomy of the pelvic floor, mechanisms of disease, and evaluation of the patient with pelvic floor dysfunction
Disease States--Covers lower urinary tract dysfunction, functional anorectal disorders, pelvic organ prolapse, and other pelvic floor disorders
Clinical Management--Details pessaries, physical therapy, behavioral therapy, the use of graft materials in reconstructive surgery, peri-operative and post-operative medical evaluation and care, and incorporating newtreatments into clinical practice
Surgical Atlas--Reviews surgical instrumentation and illustrates surgery for stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, fistula repair, anal incontinence, and covers the management of surgical complications
About the Author: Rebecca G. Rogers, MD
President, American Urogynecologic Society
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Associate Professor, Surgery
Director, Division of Urogynecology
Director, Fellowship Program, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Vivian W. Sung, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Ranee Thakar, MD, MRCOG
Chair, Education Committee, International Urogynecological Association
Subspecialist, Urogynaecology
Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mayday University Hospital
Croydon, UK
Senior Lecturer, St. George's University
London, UK
