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Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Risk Factors, Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. Diego Riva

    1. Department of Gynecology, "S. Pio X" Clinic, Milan, Italy

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  2. Gianfranco Minini

    1. Urogynecology, "Città di Brescia" Clinic Institute, Brescia, Italy

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  • Describes a multidisciplinary approach to pelvic floor dysfunction related to childbirth ?
  • Treats the value of ultrasound, CT, MRI, EMG, and other innovative diagnostic tools
  • Discusses the role of different treatments, including physiotherapy and surgery

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvic Floor

    • Gianni F. A. Baudino
    Pages 1-24

  3. Perineal and Anal Sphincter Obstetric Injury

    • Gianfranco Minini
    Pages 25-33

  4. A Computerized Model of Pelvic Floor Muscles Physiology During Delivery

    • Maurizio Serati, Giorgio Bogani
    Pages 35-39

  5. Clinical Approach to the Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions

    • Giancarlo Vignoli
    Pages 41-50

  6. Echographic Diagnosis of Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Injuries

    • Giulio A. Santoro, Maher A. Abbas
    Pages 51-68

  7. Combined Three-Dimensional Transperineal Ultrasonography (3-D TPUS) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) After Vaginal Delivery

    • Vittorio L. Piloni, Fabio Muggia
    Pages 69-82

  8. Pelvic Floor EMG: Principles, Techniques, and Applications

    • Roberto Merletti
    Pages 83-99

  9. Sexual Function After Delivery

    • Stefano Salvatore, Anna Redaelli, Ilaria Baini, Massimo Candiani
    Pages 101-104

  10. The Controversial Role of Episiotomy

    • Diego Riva
    Pages 105-114

  11. Perineal Care During Pregnancy, Delivery, and Postpartum

    • Giuseppe Ettore, Gabriella Torrisi, Sebastiana Ferraro
    Pages 115-134

  12. Genital Prolapse and Urinary Incontinence After Childbirth

    • Francesco Marson, Luisella Squintone
    Pages 135-142

  13. Fecal Incontinence After Childbirth: Diagnostic and Clinical Aspects

    • Alvise Frasson, Giuseppe Dodi
    Pages 143-154

  14. Principles and Methods of Physiotherapy After Delivery

    • Simonetta Minoli
    Pages 155-163

  15. Surgery for Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse Shortly After Childbirth

    • Luisa Ricci
    Pages 165-170

  16. A Practical Approach to Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions After Childbirth: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Flowcharts

    • Antonella Biroli
    Pages 171-184

  17. Clinical Cases

    • Arianna Bortolami
    Pages 185-194

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 195-197
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About this book

​This book offers an up-to-date overview of childbirth-related pelvic floor dysfunction covering prevention, diagnosis, and management. It encompasses all relevant conditions, with particular focus on genital prolapse, urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence. Risk factors for pelvic floor damage related to childbirth are identified, and a 3D simulation of delivery is presented. The role of various diagnostic tools, including pelvic floor ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging and anal sphincter electromyography, is clearly described. The importance of physiotherapy in preventing future alterations is explained, and the indications for surgery, which is reserved for more severe situations, are discussed. The book highlights the need for a multidisciplinary approach involving obstetricians, gynecologists, urologists, midwives, radiologists, physiotherapists, muscle laboratory engineers, and computer technicians.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Gynecology, "S. Pio X" Clinic, Milan, Italy

    Diego Riva

  • Urogynecology, "Città di Brescia" Clinic Institute, Brescia, Italy

    Gianfranco Minini

About the editors

Dr. Diego Riva is a Urogynecologic Consultant at Clinica S. Pio X and San Carlo Hospital in Paderno Dugnano, Milan, Italy. He was Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Hospital of Cantù from 2001 to 2012 and served as President of the Italian UroGynecology Association (AIUG) from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Continence Foundation (FIC) and a past member of the Scientific Committee of the Italian Urodynamics Society (SIUD).

Dr. Gianfranco Minini has been Director of the Urogynecology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Spedali Civili, University, Brescia, Italy and is now Consultant of the Department of Gynecology at Città di Brescia Clinic Institute. He is a member of the Italian Foundation for Continence and a member of the Executive Committee of the Gruppo di Lavoro Uroginecologia Pavimento Pelvico (Working Group on Urogynecology and the Pelvic Floor). He has been a lead or co-author of more than 250 publications.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Childbirth-Related Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

  • Book Subtitle: Risk Factors, Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment

  • Editors: Diego Riva, Gianfranco Minini

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18197-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18196-7Published: 08 December 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79247-7Published: 28 March 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18197-4Published: 30 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 197

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Urology, Diagnostic Radiology

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