Female Urinary Incontinence

This book provides a comprehensive review of the etiology, anatomy, diagnosis, treatments, and future directions of care for female incontinence, including a historical review of past treatments and conservative and medical therapies. It also explores the intersection of prolapse with female incontinence, incontinence diagnosis and management after major reconstructions, and female urinary incontinence in special populations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 530 pages
Publication date: 22 January 2023
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate aspects of female incontinence, encompassing its etiology, anatomy, diagnosis, treatments, and future directions of care. It offers a historical review of past treatments, highlighting the anatomical alterations that have resulted from these interventions. The book discusses various conservative treatments, such as providing patient and provider handouts on behavioral modification and teaching pelvic floor exercises. It also explores medical therapies, ranging from minimally invasive procedures to radical surgical approaches, and addresses the management of treatment failures.

Addressing stress incontinence, the book progresses from the least invasive to the most invasive therapies, providing detailed descriptions of mesh complications and treatment failures. It sheds light on the intersection of prolapse with female incontinence, discussing diagnosis and management strategies after major reconstructive surgeries such as neobladder or penile inversion, vaginoplasty, and incontinence caused by rarer conditions like fistulas.

Further chapters explore female urinary incontinence in special populations, including pediatric patients, the elderly, and women with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction. The book also addresses poorly understood populations such as older children, women post-reconstruction, and trans-women. Additionally, it addresses research needs and the ever-expanding horizon of new developments in the field of incontinence in women.

Female Urinary Incontinence serves as a valuable resource for urologists, gynecologists, and FPMRS practitioners, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of this important medical condition. With its all-female author list and international perspective, the book offers a unique and insightful perspective on female incontinence, contributing to the advancement of care and research in this field.

Weight: 904g
Dimension: 154 x 235 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030843540
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022