Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. 4th ed.

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Use of Grafts in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

There has been growing interest in the use of grafts in pelvic reconstructive surgery. This article will address available graft materials and assess their clinical efficacy and safety. We conducted a Pubmed MEDLINE literature search for full-length English text studies with follow-up periods of at least one year. There are many reports on synthetic and biological graft materials; the majority ...

Dynamic evaluation of pelvic floor reconstructive surgery.

Doctor Palma and colleagues, from State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil, performed on page 209 a prospective study to achieve visualization of the reestablishment of anatomy after reconstructive surgery in the different pelvic compartments. They studied a total of 30 female patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), anterior and posterior vaginal wall prolapse, or both, that und...

Minimally invasive approaches to pelvic reconstructive surgery.

The term “minimally invasive surgery” generally represents the effort to reduce the impact of surgery on the patient, both in terms of incision size and location, as well patient discomfort and recovery of normal health status. The recognition of the importance of these characteristics has pervaded all aspects of surgery – generally speaking, there is widespread acceptance of the role of minimi...