Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders. Medical Radiology - Forew.: Baert, Albert L.

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. TOC:The Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor and Sphincters.- General Consideration of Pathophysiology.-Innervation and Denervation and the Effect of Aging on the Pelvic Floor.- Imaging Techniques: Evacuation Proctography and Dynamic Cystoproctography.- MRI Techniques for Evaluating Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- MRI of the Levator Muscle.- Endoanal and Endovaginal Ultrasound.- Perineal Ultrasound.- Endoanal Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Urodynamics.- Anorectal Physiology.- Urogenetical Dysfunction: Surgery and Clinical Imaging for Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Urinary Incontinence: Clinical and Surgical Considerations.- Coloproctological Dysfunction:Constipation and Prolapse.- Investigation of Faecal Incontinence.- Surgical Management of Faecal Incontinence.- Subject Index.- List of Contributors.