Dramatic improvement in imaging techniques (3D ultrasonography, dynamic magnetic resonance) allows greater insight into the complex anatomy of the pelvic floor and its pathological modifications.Obstetrical events leading to fecal and urinary incontinence in women, the development of pelvic organ prolapse, and mechanism of voiding dysfunction and obstructed defecation can now be accurately assessed, which is fundamental for appropriate treatment decision making. This book is written for gynecologists, colorectal surgeons, urologists, radiologists, and gastroenterologists with a special interest in this field of medicine. It is also relevant to everyone who aspires to improve their understanding of the fundamental principles of pelvic floor disorders.
About the Author: Giulio A. Santoro was educated at the University of Naples and at the University of Siena, Italy. He has been Chief of the Tertiary Referral Pelvic Floor and Incontinence Center and Consultant General Surgeon and Colorectal Surgeon, IV°Division of Surgery at Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy, for 20 years. He was Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE for 1 year from August 2014 to 2015. He holds academic appointments as Professor of Surgery at University of Padua, Italy and as Honorary Professor of Surgery at Shandong University, China. He is Director of the Italian School of Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography and Past-President of the Italian Society of Colorectal Surgery (in 2015 he was President of the VI° National Congress of the society). He is member of the editorial board of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery, Pelviperineology and Journal of Ultrasonography. He is also author of more than 200 chapters and articles published on peer-review journals as well as author of four books. He was part of the faculty of more than 300 international Congresses, Workshops and Courses.
Andrzej Pawel Wieczorek is a Professor of Radiology and Head of the Department of Pediatric Radiology at the Medical University of Lublin, Poland. Besides pediatric radiology, one of his main scientific focus is uroradiology and pelvic floor ultrasound, as well as ultrasound diagnostics of male and female urinary incontinence in adults and children, pelvic organ prolapse in women, male and female infertility, diagnostics of prostate diseases. He authored several articles published in peer-review journals covering these topics. He is actively teaching pelvic floor ultrasound on numerous Polish and international congresses and workshops propagating the idea among various specialties in medicine. He is a lecturer on congresses, workshops and courses organized by Polish Society of Ultrasound (PTU), Polish Medical Society of Radiology (PLTR), International Urogynecological Association (IUGA), European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP), European Society of Uroradiology (ESUR). In the past he was playing a role of Vice-President of the Polish Society of Ultrasound (PTU) for 8 years. He is also author of more than 170 chapters and articles published on peer-review journals as well as an author of one book. He is an organizer of annual course about most recent developments in ultrasound since 17 years. He was part of the faculty of more than 300 international Congresses, Workshops and Courses. Abdul H Sultan is a Consultant Obstetrician and UroGynecologist at Croydon University Hospital and honorary Reader at St George's University of London. He completed his basic medical training (MB.ChB) in South Africa prior to moving to the United Kingdom in 1984 and obtained the MRCOG degree in 1990 (FRCOG 2003). He subsequently he took up a research post under the supervision of Prof Chris Hudson at St Bartholomews and Homerton Hospitals and Professors Clive Bartram and Mike Kamm at St Mark's Hospital. The research involved studying the effects of childbirth on the pelvic floor and anal sphincters. This led to a landmark paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine and to a Doctorate (MD). His pioneering work highlighted the deficiencies in training of doctors and midwives in detecting and repairing injuries to the perineum and anal sphincter after childbirth. His past academic positions include: executive member of the British Society of Urogynaecology, International Consultation on Incontinence, The Scientific Advisory Committee (RCOG), and the scientific committee of The International Urogynecological Association. He is the co-director of a tertiary referral urogynecology Unit at Croydon University Hospital with subspecialty training and has an active research programme. He has over 200 publications and has produced the first comprehensive textbook, 'Perineal and Anal Sphincter Trauma'. He is the co-director of the popular international Perineal Trauma and Pelvic Floor Ultrasound courses conducted in Croydon. He was awarded the prestigious overall "UK Hospital Doctor of the Year" award and is the past President of the Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Royal Society of Medicine.