This lavishly illustrated operative atlas consists of detailed, step-by-step descriptions of the procedures used in reconstruction of the female urinary tract from the kidney to the urethra. It is based on the extensive operative experience of two very experienced reconstructive urologists. The procedures described have been devised compeletely afresh or considerably developed during the course of many thousands of operations and thus represent a unique collection. Many of the procedures and "tips" have not been published before. The approach taken throughout the book is a functional one. The basic principles underlying reconstructive urology are outlined and emphasis is placed on the fact that the logic of each procedure is dictated by a thorough understanding of the particular functional abnormality involved. In addition there is a wealth of practical tips, observations and clinical pearls built up over many years of surgical experience which help to reduce complications and make operations easier. Each operative procedure is described by a sequence of colour photographs with running captions explaining the pitfalls and points of particular importance at each stage.
It will be an indispensable guide to reconstructive urology for urologists and gynaecologists alike. "The illustrations are amazingly beautiful and very clear...This is an absolute MUST for all urologists, gynaecologists and uro-gynaecologists or anyone dealing with reconstructive surgery, it is a fantastic publication, definitely one of the best, if not THE best, of its kind in the past decades." European Urology Today, issue 2, 2004
Indice testuale
1 Some principles of reconstruction and 'glossary' 2 Some surgical principles, procedures and techniques 3 Surgical access to the urinary tract 4 The special value and the principles of omentoplasty and omental inter-position 5 Ureteric reimplantation, reconstruction and substitution 6 The renal pelvis and the kidney 7 A critical analysis of the functional anatomy of female continence, incontinence, voiding inefficiency and gynaeco-urological hypersensitivity 8 The basic principles of clinical urodynamic evaluation of function and dysfunction 9 An analytical overview of the options for the treatment of urinary incontinence and voiding inefficiency 10 Vaginal abnormalities and vaginoplasty 11 Developmental anomalies of the adult female urethra and the sphincter mechanism 12 Gynaeco-urological injuries and fistula repair 13 Perspectives of urinary diversion and cytoplasty 14 Res urodynamica 15 Miscellaneous surgicalia 16 The art of medical illustration - Paul Richardson Epilogue - Christopher Chapple
