Interest in pelvic floor reconstruction has grown rapidly in recent years, with the various surgical disciplines discussing and educating each other about how different disorders can be tackled. Female Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery is a unique collaboration between a prominent urogynecologist and a urologist. The views of colon and rectum surgeons are also included. The book covers the anatomy, aetiology and investigative techniques that all surgeons active in this area will need to know. Sphincter and prolapse surgery are tackled as well as diversion and bladder neck closure, fistuale, neuromodulation, postoperative management, outcome measures and choice of surgery.
From the reviews:
This is an extremely topical book on female pelvic reconstructive surgery and is attributed to the hard work not only of the contributors but also in particular the editors Philippe Zimmern and Stuart Stanton. ...
This book is just 378 pages long and is written by a number of authors - indeed the contributors list reads like a ‚who’s who’ in North American and European female reconstructive surgery. Despite the number of authors, the book succeeds in being an easily readable, balanced and pragmatic overview of the subject, which is useful not only to the novice but also the experienced reconstructive surgeon. All of the chapters contain useful key references and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in female urology. (Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2003; 85(5): 370.)
This is a unique monograph, well edited (the editorial comments after each chapter are very critical and helpful) and superbly illustrated. This is simply a fantastic book of great value to gynaecologists and urologists. To achieve these unique results both urologists and gynaecologists, all experts in the field, have successfully joined forces. (European Urology Today. 2003; 14(2):3.)
"This is an extremely topical book on female pelvic reconstructive surgery and is attributed to the hard work not only of the contributors but also in particular the editors ... . the book succeeds in being an easily readable, balanced and pragmatic overview of the subject, which is useful not only to the novice but also the experienced reconstructive surgeon. All of the chapters contain useful key references and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in female urology." (CR Chapple, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Vol. 85 (5), 2003)
"The book, a complete and comprehensive monograph, consists of 10 extensive parts dealing with a specific aspect of female pelvic reconstructive surgery. ... This is a unique monograph, well edited (the editorial comments after each chapter are very critical and helpful) and superbly illustrated. This is simply a fantastic book of great value to gynaecologists and urologists." (European Urology Today, Vol. 14 (2), 2003)
