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01-12-2009 | Book Review

J. Thomas Benson (ed.): Atlas of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd edn.

Springer 2009, hardback, 271 pages, £123.00, ISBN 9781573403047

Author: Sharif I. M. F. Ismail

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 12/2009

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This book covers urogynaecology in pictures, drawings, tables and images. It starts with basic science, covering anatomy, embryology and neurophysiology. Normal support to pelvic organs and the presentations of female congenital malformations are outlined, with an illustration of their surgical management. Basic nerve structure and function are explained, with emphasis on reflexes controlling bladder storage and micturition, sexual function and anal incontinence. History, examination and special investigations assessing the neurological basis for pelvic floor dysfunction are sketched out. Neurological conditions affecting the pelvic floor are delineated with clear description of their clinical features to aid diagnosis. …

Title: J. Thomas Benson (ed.): Atlas of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd edn.
Springer 2009, hardback, 271 pages, £123.00, ISBN 9781573403047
Author: Sharif I. M. F. Ismail
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 12/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0942-6

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J. Thomas Benson (ed.): Atlas of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, 2nd edn.

Springer 2009, hardback, 271 pages, £123.00, ISBN 9781573403047

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