Continence Current Concepts and Treatment Strategies

A significant amount of new information concerning epidemiology, medical and surgical therapy for patients with incontinence has appeared over the past five years. Importantly, with recently introduced minimally invasive technologies and recent development in the medical management, the treatment of incontinence has changed significantly.

This book covers the complete field of uncomplicated incontinence ranging from the current concepts, surgical management to medical management, with a special focus on the latest diagnostic tests, surgery including laparoscopy and medical therapies. Moreover, special topics are included such as prolapse, male incontinence, economic aspects, and costs and education.

The book is THE state-of-the-art reference work on continence management for all urologists as well as gynecologists.

Epidemiology of Urinary Incontinence.- Current Concepts on Anatomy and Physiology.- Neurophysiology of Micturition: What’s New?.- Continence: Bladder Neck versus Mid-Urethra.- Pelvic Floor: Three-Dimensional Surgical Anatomy.- Pelvic Floor Prolapse: Cause and Effect.- Hormonal Influences on Continence.- Management of Stress Urinary Incontinence.- Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation.- Pharmacotherapy of Stress Urinary Incontinence.- Radio Frequency Therapy for the Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence.- Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Historical Review.- Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Open Approaches.- Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Minimally Invasive Procedures.- Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Midurethral Slings.- Management of Urge Incontinence.- Behavioral Treatments for Urge Incontinence.- Pharmacotherapy of Urgency Incontinence.- Alternative Therapies for Urinary Urgency Incontinence: Acupuncture and Herbology.- Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Neuromodulation of the Lower Urinary Tract.- Peripheral Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Overactive Bladder.- Surgery for Urge Urinary Incontinence: Cystoplasty, Diversion.- Botulinum Toxin: An Effective Treatment for Urge Incontinence.- Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Conservative Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Biofeedback and Pessaries.- Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: An Historical Review.- Biomaterials: Natural and Synthetic Grafts.- Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: Vaginal Approach.- Pelvic Reconstruction: Abdominal Approach.- Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: Indications, Technique and Results.- Posterior Compartment Repair and Fecal Incontinence.- Management of Male Incontinence.- Primary Urge Incontinence.- Pharmacotherapy of Male Incontinence.- Treatment for MaleIncontinence: Historical Review.- Treatment for Male Incontinence: Surgical Procedures (Post-TURP/RRP).- Special Situations.- Current Concepts and Treatment Strategies for Genitourinary Fistulas.- Urologic Consequences of Pelvic Irradiation in Women.- Recurrent Incontinence.- Multioperated Recurrent Incontinence/Prolapse.- Voiding Dysfunction after Female Anti-Incontinence Surgery.- Social Aspects of Incontinence.- Economic Impact of Stress Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse: Conservative, Medical, and Surgical Treatments.- Community Awareness and Education.