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Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Disorders

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Jacopo Martellucci

    1. General, Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

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  • Clearly describes minimally invasive and high-tech solutions for pelvic floor disorders
  • Enables the reader to gain a sound understanding of evidence-based intervention and assessment procedures
  • Offers a multidisciplinary and problem-oriented approach highly relevant to clinical practice

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Electrotherapy for Pelvic Floor Disorders: Historical Background

    • Jacopo Martellucci
    Pages 1-18

  3. Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor

    • Jacopo Martellucci, Carlo Bergamini, Giulia Palla, Tommaso Simoncini, Gabriele Naldini, Andrea Valeri
    Pages 19-42

  4. Neurophysiology and Neurophysiological Evaluation of the Pelvic Floor

    • Giuseppe Pelliccioni, Paolo Pelliccioni
    Pages 43-60

  5. Basic Concepts in Electricity and Electrotherapy

    • Jacopo Martellucci
    Pages 61-74

  6. Acupuncture for Pelvic Floor Disorders

    • Marco Scaglia, Mattia Tullio, Ines Destefano, Leif Hultén
    Pages 75-88

  7. Electrical Stimulation, Biofeedback, and Other Rehabilitative Techniques

    • Filippo Pucciani
    Pages 89-94

  8. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Micturition Disorders

    • Aldo Tosto
    Pages 95-104

  9. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

    • Filippo Murina, Stefania Di Francesco
    Pages 105-117

  10. Tibial Nerve Stimulation

    • Iacopo Giani, Stefania Musco
    Pages 119-128

  11. Sacral Nerve Modulation: Techniques and Indications

    • Michele Spinelli
    Pages 129-135

  12. Sacral Nerve Modulation for Urinary Disorders: Overactive Bladder

    • Marzio Angelo Zullo
    Pages 137-144

  13. Sacral Nerve Modulation for Urinary Disorders: Urinary Retention

    • Maria Paola Bertapelle
    Pages 145-153

  14. Sacral Nerve Modulation for Fecal Incontinence

    • Donato F. Altomare, Simona Giuratrabocchetta, Ivana Giannini, Michele De Fazio
    Pages 155-164

  15. Sacral Nerve Modulation for Constipation

    • Marco Franceschin, Jacopo Martellucci, Alfonso Carriero
    Pages 165-178

  16. Pudendal Nerve Modulation

    • Michele Spinelli
    Pages 179-185

  17. Dynamic Graciloplasty

    • Claudio Fucini, Filippo Caminati, Niccolò Bartolini
    Pages 187-200

  18. Electrical Stimulation in Sexual Dysfunction

    • Jacopo Martellucci
    Pages 201-223

  19. Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Pain

    • Francesco Cappellano
    Pages 225-233

  20. Pelvic Floor Neuromodulation in Neurologic Patients

    • Giulio Del Popolo, Jacopo Martellucci, Stefania Musco
    Pages 235-249
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About this book

This book will enable the reader to gain a sound understanding of contemporary and futuristic evidence-based interventions and assessment procedures for pelvic floor disorders. It gathers the experiences of some of the most important experts on electrical stimulation techniques, offering a multidisciplinary and problem-oriented approach organized according to therapeutic goals. Interventions are recommended that are consistent with theory and display clinical efficacy for specific disorders, including urinary incontinence or retention, fecal incontinence, constipation, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction and neurological diseases involving the pelvic floor. All of the surgical or rehabilitative techniques requiring electrical stimulation for the treatment of these disorders are explored and essential background information is provided on functional anatomy, neurophysiology and concepts in electrotherapy. This volume will be a very useful tool for urologists, general or colorectal surgeons, gynecologists and anesthesiologists and also physiotherapists and alternative medicine practitioners (a specific chapter focuses on electroacupuncture). It will assist in their clinical practice as they seek to help the very many patients who suffer from any of the wide range of functional pelvic floor disorders.

Editors and Affiliations

  • General, Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Jacopo Martellucci

About the editor

Jacopo Martellucci M.D.– After graduating in medicine with honors and attending internships at the University of Siena (Italy) he performed his residency period in digestive surgery in various Italian and European excellence centres from 2006 to 2010. In 2011 he won a special mention, the Nottola Mario Luzi Price for his works on Sacral neuromodulation. Fellow in General Surgery at the University Hospital of Careggi (Florence, Italy) he is distinguished member of many Italian and European Medical Societies, member of the Editorial board, panelist or reviewer for a number of peer reviewed journals and regularly holds courses and lectures in his areas of research, especially in colorectal surgery.

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