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Christopher R. Chapple is an Emeritus Consultant Urological Surgeon at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, an Honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield, and Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University. Nadir I. Osman is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. The late Richard T. Turner-Warwick (1925-2020) was an Emeritus Consultant Urological Surgeon at The Middlesex Hospital and the Institute of Urology, was a prominent innovator in the field, and is considered the father of functional urological reconstruction in the United Kingdom.

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Overview of female urological reconstructive surgery with illustrations, photographs, and diagrams spanning all surgical procedures in the field Functional Reconstruction of the Female Urinary Tract and Gynaeco-Urology is a comprehensive reference text encompassing the entire field of reconstructive female urology, delivering in-depth knowledge of structure, function, and dysfunction of the female urinary tract and imparting a thorough understanding of the principles of urodynamics related to lower urinary tract reconstruction. In this Second Edition, authors Christopher Chapple and Nadir Osman have retained many of the original descriptions from the first edition in tribute to the work of Richard Turner-Warwick, who is considered the father of functional urological reconstruction in the United Kingdom. Where appropriate, the text and comments have been updated to reflect developments in the field. In Functional Reconstruction of the Female Urinary Tract and Gynaeco-Urology, readers will find:

• Detailed descriptions of surgical principles and procedures with 1600 colour illustrations based on original drawings by Paul Richardson.
• "Tricks of the trade", "pearls of wisdom", and other original concepts related to the field.
• The principles, art, and philosophy of surgery, as well as details on instruments and surgical access to the urinary tract.

• Information on surgical management of conditions that a specialist surgeon working in this field will encounter in their clinical practice. Functional Reconstruction of the Female Urinary Tract and Gynaeco-Urology is an essential one-of-a-kind reference for surgeons at any level of practice, regardless of training or experience. The text is also valuable for advanced students in related programmes of study.

  Inhalt

  Richard T. Turner-Warwick CBE (1925-2020) ix

  Acknowledgement of the Robert Luff Foundation xv

  Acknowledgements xvii

  Prologue (Reproduced from the First Edition) xix

  1 An Overview of the Principles, the Art and the Philosophy of Functional Reconstruction of the Urinary Tract 1

  2 Some Basic Principles, Procedures, Instruments and Techniques 13

  3 Surgical Access to the Urinary Tract 75

  4 The Value and the Principles of Omentoplasty and Omental Inter-position 103

  5 The Ureter 123

  6 The Renal Pelvis and the Kidney 185

  7 A Critical Analysis of the Functional Anatomy of Continence and Incontinence, Voiding Inefficiency and Hypersensitivity 213

  8 The Basic Principles of Clinical Urodynamic Evaluation of Function and Dysfunction 249

  9 An Analytical Overview of the Options for the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Inefficiency 269

  10 Vaginal Abnormalities and Vaginoplasty 361

  11 Developmental Anomalies of the Adult Female Urethra and the Sphincter Mechanism 399

  12 Gynaeco-urological Injuries and Fistula Repair 417

  13 Perspectives of Urinary Diversion and Cystoplasty 479

  14 Res Urodynamica 573

  15 The Art of Medical Illustration 595

  References 609

  Index 617