Male Stress Urinary Incontinence [Hardcover]

This book aims to offer a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of male stress urinary incontinence that will serve as a useful tool and reference for urologists, andrologists, physiotherapists, general practitioners, and nurses. Detailed information is provided on diagnostic workup, including clinical assessment and the role of urodynamic evaluations and other instrumental examinations, and on the full range of potential treatments, from conservative and pharmacological interventions to surgical options. In addition to careful descriptions of the surgical procedures themselves, clear advice is given on the management of iatrogenic complications of incontinence surgery. Helpful treatment algorithms and recommendations offer further practical support. Relevant background knowledge is provided in expert reviews of topics such as the functional anatomy of the male pelvis and the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and classification of male urinary incontinence.

Morphological and functional anatomy of the male pelvis.-? Physiology of continence and pathophysiology of male stress incontinence.-?Definition and classification of incontinence.- From the many types of surgical damage (open/endoscopic/laparoscopic/robot-assisted surgery) to different treatments.-?Diagnostic workup (clinical assessment/ Role of urodynamic evaluations/other instrumental examinations).-?Treatment algorithms and recommendations.- Rehabilitative and pharmacological treatment.-?Surgical treatment.-?Surgery complications and their management

This is a contemporary and comprehensive overviewof the pathophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of male stress urinaryincontinence. & This detailed book is an excellent review for specialists infunctional urology and would be a valuable resource for residents, midlevelpractitioners and physical therapists. & The authors succeed by neatlysummarizing these topics in a well organized, succinct manner. (Patrick J.Shenot,l3´