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Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders

  • Reviews the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor
  • Discusses in detail the use of different imaging techniques in patients with pelvic floor dysfunction
  • Describes the modern clinical management of pelvic floor dysfunction
  • Includes consideration of the effect of aging and new sections on perineal ultrasound, functional MRI and MRI of the levator muscles
  • Contains numerous high-quality diagrams and images
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)

Part of the book sub series: Diagnostic Imaging (Med Radiol Diagn Imaging)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. The Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor and Sphincters

    1. The Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor and Sphincters

      • Jaap Stoker, Christian Wallner
      Pages 1-29
  3. Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor

    1. Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor

      • John O. L. DeLancey
      Pages 31-43
  4. Pelvic Floor Muscles-Innervation, Denervation and Ageing

  5. Imaging Techniques

    1. Evacuation Proctography and Dynamic Cystoproctography

      • Stuart A. Taylor, Steve Halligan
      Pages 61-73
    2. Dynamic MR Imaging of the Pelvic Floor

      • Joel G. Fletcher, Adil E. Bharucha, Hassan Siddiki
      Pages 75-88
    3. MRI of the Levator Ani Muscle

      • Wolfgang H. Umek, John O. L. DeLancey
      Pages 89-100
    4. Endoanal Ultrasound

      • Clive I. Bartram
      Pages 101-114
    5. Pelvic Floor Ultrasound

      • Hans Peter Dietz
      Pages 115-129
    6. Endoanal Magnetic Resonance Imaging

      • Annette C. de Bruijne-Dobben, Jaap Stoker
      Pages 131-142
    7. Urodynamics

      • Fadi Housami, Paul Abrams
      Pages 143-156
    8. Anorectal Physiology

      • Anton V. Emmanuel
      Pages 157-163
  6. Urogenetical Dysfunction

    1. Urinary Incontinence: Clinical and Surgical Considerations

      • Jan-Paul Roovers, Matthias Oelke
      Pages 187-209
  7. Coloproctological Dysfunction

    1. Constipation and Prolapse

      • Steve Halligan
      Pages 211-227
    2. Investigation of Fecal Incontinence

      • Adil E. Bharucha
      Pages 229-243
    3. Surgical Management of Fecal Incontinence

      • Steven D. Wexner, Sherief Shawki
      Pages 245-264
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 265-274

About this book

This volume builds on the success of the first edition of Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders and is aimed at those practitioners with an interest in the imaging, diagnosis and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction. Concise textual information from acknowledged experts is complemented by high-quality diagrams and images to provide a thorough update of this rapidly evolving field. Introductory chapters fully elucidate the anatomical basis underlying disorders of the pelvic floor. State of the art imaging techniques and their application in pelvic floor dysfunction are then discussed in detail. Additions since the first edition include consideration of the effect of aging and new chapters on perineal ultrasound, functional MRI and MRI of the levator muscles. The closing sections of the book describe the modern clinical management of pelvic floor dysfunction, including prolapse, urinary and faecal incontinence and constipation, with specific emphasis on the integration of diagnostic and treatment algorithms.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book first describes the anatomy and imaging of the pelvic floor, then treatment of pelvic floor disorders. … This is an advanced book, aimed at radiologists or clinicians involved in diagnosing and treating patients with pelvic floor disorders. … This is high quality book that will be useful to any physician involved in the care of patients with pelvic floor disorders." (Julie Sossaman, Doody’s Review Services, January, 2009)

"The aim of the editors and their team of well-known experts in the field was to give the reader full insight into the problems regarding diagnosis and then resolution of the problem in the field of various pelvic floor disorders. … this is a very important book and should be recommended to surgeons, obstetricians, physiologists, urologists and all care-givers for the aged and younger people affected these disabling conditions." (Giampiero Beluffi, La Radiologia Medica, Vol. 114, 2009)

"This book covers a number of imaging modalities that have been explored and used in assessing the pelvic floor. … The book deals with an emerging field that is likely to become increasingly used in clinical practice, probably in selected cases, over the next few years. … the book is a valuable resource for those keen on having an idea about new imaging modalities." (Sharif I. M. F. Ismail, International Urogynecology Journal, Vol. 20, 2009)

“This 271-page book is one of the Medical Radiology – Diagnostic Imaging series published by Springer. … I … found that the chapters really did help me appreciate better how all the structures making up the pelvic floor interact. The descriptions, diagrams and images are well chosen and labelled. … well written and illustrated book about a rather neglected area of the body.” (Julie Oliff, RAD Magazine, January, 2010)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jaap Stoker

  • Department of Specialist X-Ray, University College Hospital, London, UK

    Stuart A. Taylor

  • L4000 Women’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    John O. L. DeLancey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders

  • Authors: Jaap Stoker, Stuart A. Taylor, John O. L. DeLancey

  • Series Title: Medical Radiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71968-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-71966-3Published: 01 August 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09111-7Published: 19 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-71968-7Published: 28 March 2010

  • Series ISSN: 0942-5373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: X, 277

  • Topics: Imaging / Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Proctology, Urology, Gynecology, Gastroenterology

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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