Short description:

This book gives the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art review of current literature, which provides an introduction to pelvic floor imaging that can be used during the initial evaluation and the subsequent urogynecology, colorectal surgery, and pelvic floor therapy visits. The reader will gain competence in performing transperineal 2D, 3D/4D, endovaginal, and endoanal 2D /3D ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor, including the anal sphincter and levator ani complex. The text provides a basic understanding of performing a transperineal, endovaginal, and endoanal pelvic floor ultrasound and using desktop 3D and 4D software to obtain basic measurements. High-quality diagrams and images complement concise textual information from acknowledged experts to provide a thorough update of this well-established field.

Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography, Third Edition, features new, fully updated, and expanded chapters. Introductory chapters fully elucidate the anatomical basis underlying disorders of the pelvic floor and the instrumentation and techniques required for endovaginal, endoanal, and 4D perineal and introital pelvic floor ultrasound. This is followed by a chapter reviewing the applications and literature for 4D perineal pelvic floor ultrasound. Next, the book covers 2D and 3D endovaginal imaging of the levator ani muscles, pelvic floor trauma, the urethra and bladder, and the anorectal area; 2D and 3D transperineal imaging; and 3D endoanal imaging. Case reviews are extensively expanded at the conclusion, and a final chapter challenges the reader to evaluate exemplar ultrasound images.

Written entirely by experts in their fields, the third edition of Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of the Pelvic Floor is a comprehensive resource that will be of great value to urogynecologists, colorectal surgeons, obstetricians, gynecologists, female urologists, ultrasonographers, radiologists, physiotherapists, and fellows in urogynecology and colorectal surgery.

Long description:

This book gives the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art review of current literature, which provides an introduction to pelvic floor imaging that can be used during the initial evaluation and the subsequent urogynecology, colorectal surgery, and pelvic floor therapy visits. The reader will gain competence in performing transperineal 2D, 3D/4D, endovaginal, and endoanal 2D /3D ultrasound evaluation of the pelvic floor, including the anal sphincter and levator ani complex. The text provides a basic understanding of performing a transperineal, endovaginal, and endoanal pelvic floor ultrasound and using desktop 3D and 4D software to obtain basic measurements. High-quality diagrams and images complement concise textual information from acknowledged experts to provide a thorough update of this well-established field.

Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography, Third Edition, features new, fully updated, and expanded chapters. Introductory chapters fully elucidate the anatomical basis underlying disorders of the pelvic floor and the instrumentation and techniques required for endovaginal, endoanal, and 4D perineal and introital pelvic floor ultrasound. This is followed by a chapter reviewing the applications and literature for 4D perineal pelvic floor ultrasound. Next, the book covers 2D and 3D endovaginal imaging of the levator ani muscles, pelvic floor trauma, the urethra and bladder, and the anorectal area; 2D and 3D transperineal imaging; and 3D endoanal imaging. Case reviews are extensively expanded at the conclusion, and a final chapter challenges the reader to evaluate exemplar ultrasound images.

Written entirely by experts in their fields, the third edition of Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of the Pelvic Floor is a comprehensive resource that will be of great value to urogynecologists, colorectal surgeons, obstetricians, gynecologists, female urologists, ultrasonographers, radiologists, physiotherapists, and fellows in urogynecology and colorectal surgery.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Pelvic Floor Anatomy.- Chapter 2. 2D/3D Endovaginal and Endoanal Instrumentation and Techniques.- Chapter 3. Instrumentation and Techniques for Perineal and Introital Pelvic Floor Ultrasound.- Chapter 4. Perineal Pelvic Floor Ultrasound: Applications and Literature Review.- Chapter 5. 3D Endovaginal Ultrasound Imaging of the Levator Ani Muscles.- Chapter 6. 3D Endovaginal Ultrasound Imaging of Pelvic Floor Trauma.- Chapter 7. Endovaginal Urethra and Bladder Imaging.- Chapter 8. 2D/3D Transperineal and 3D Endovaginal Imaging of the Posterior Compartment.- Chapter 9. Endovaginal Imaging: Vaginal Mesh and Implants.- Chapter 10. Endovaginal Imaging: Slings.- Chapter 11. Imaging of Urethral Bulking Agents.- Chapter 12. Endovaginal Imaging: Pelvic Floor Cysts and Masses.- Chapter 13. Endoanal Ultrasonographic Imaging of the Anorectal Region.- Chapter 14. Endoanal Imaging of Anorectal Cysts and Masses.- Chapter 15. Prevention strategies to minimize pelvic floor injuries during childbirth.- Chapter 16. Ultrasound-Augmented Clinical Examination and Intraoperative Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography.- Chapter 17. Ultrasound-guided robotic levator ani repair.- Chapter 18. Ultrasound in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy.- Chapter 19. Emerging Imaging Technologies and Techniques.- Chapter 20. Patient-Specific Studies of Pelvic Floor Biomechanics Using Imaging.- Chapter 21. Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography: Post-Test Questions.