Editorial Welcome to Pelviperineology
Welcome to Pelviperineology. This is not a new journal. It began life in 1982 and for some years it provided a truly multidisciplinary forum for pelvic medicine and surgery in Italy.
Pelviperineology is now also the official journal of the Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons (AAVIS), the Integrated Pelvis Group and the Indonesian Society of Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. [More]
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Welcome to Pelviperineology. This is not a new journal. It began life in 1982 and for some years it provided a truly multidisciplinary forum for pelvic medicine and surgery in Italy.
Pelviperineology is now also the official journal of the Australian Association of Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons (AAVIS), the Integrated Pelvis Group and the Indonesian Society of Female Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. [More] Full Text Pdf
Review Recto-enterocoele repair: past problems and new horizons
by Richard Reid
Present methods for treating recto-enterocoele are based on assumptions of 100 years ago. These assumptions are now known to be flawed. However, new anatomic and surgical insights into the pathogenesis of recto-enterocoele have not flowed on to improved therapy. Standard operations for recto-enterocoele, whether done as a posterior colporrhaphy or a Delorme's procedure, are still rooted in concepts of 20 years ago. [More]
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Present methods for treating recto-enterocoele are based on assumptions of 100 years ago. These assumptions are now known to be flawed. However, new anatomic and surgical insights into the pathogenesis of recto-enterocoele have not flowed on to improved therapy. Standard operations for recto-enterocoele, whether done as a posterior colporrhaphy or a Delorme's procedure, are still rooted in concepts of 20 years ago. [More] Full Text Pdf
Expert Opinion The future of the Sacral Nerve Stimulation
by Michele Spinelli
Over the last ten years sacral nerve stimulation has shown great potential in the treatment of pelvic dysfunction. Initially used to treat urinary symptoms it has recently also been used to treat fecal incontinence and constipation. The technique has been refined, by introducing a minimally invasive percutaneous two stage implantation, so that patients can undergo a prolongued test stimulation using a permanent lead. [More]
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Over the last ten years sacral nerve stimulation has shown great potential in the treatment of pelvic dysfunction. Initially used to treat urinary symptoms it has recently also been used to treat fecal incontinence and constipation. The technique has been refined, by introducing a minimally invasive percutaneous two stage implantation, so that patients can undergo a prolongued test stimulation using a permanent lead. [More] Full Text Pdf Original Article Sacral neuromodulation in the treatment of fecal incontinence. The GINS experience
by Carlo Ratto
Eighty-eight patients treated and enrolled in the registry of the Italian Sacral Neuromodulation Group (Gruppo Italiano di
Neuromodulazione Sacrale GINS) were evaluated after permanent implantation of a sacral neuromodulation device, with a median followup of 12 months. [More]
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Eighty-eight patients treated and enrolled in the registry of the Italian Sacral Neuromodulation Group (Gruppo Italiano di
Neuromodulazione Sacrale GINS) were evaluated after permanent implantation of a sacral neuromodulation device, with a median followup of 12 months. [More] Full Text PdfExpert Opinion The International Continence Society and Integral Theory Systems for management of the incontinent female. A comparative analysis by Peter Petros
This work critically examines the recommendations of two rival systems for management of pelvic floor dysfunction, those of the International Continence Society (ICS) and the Integral Theory. [More]
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This work critically examines the recommendations of two rival systems for management of pelvic floor dysfunction, those of the International Continence Society (ICS) and the Integral Theory. [More] Full Text Pdf Basic Science Histo-topographic study of the longitudinal anal muscle by Monica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Carla Stecco, Filippo Benettazzo, Antonio Stecco, Anna Parenti, Giuseppe Dodi and Raffaele De Caro
The longitudinal anal muscle (LAM) has been described as a layer of muscular tissue interposed between the external and internal anal sphincters but there is no general agreement in the literature on its attachments and constitution. The aim of the study was to investigate its topography for surgical purposes, with particular reference to its origin, insertion. [More]
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The longitudinal anal muscle (LAM) has been described as a layer of muscular tissue interposed between the external and internal anal sphincters but there is no general agreement in the literature on its attachments and constitution. The aim of the study was to investigate its topography for surgical purposes, with particular reference to its origin, insertion. [More] Full Text Pdf Review Functional urological complications after colo-rectal cancer surgery by Arturo Calpista - Stefano Lai - Andrea Agostini Mariangela - Mancini - Walter Artibani
Surgery for colo-rectal cancer is a common procedure, and it is associated with a high incidence of functional urological complications. These complications are due to damage to the pelvic nerves during mobilization of the rectum. In particular the sympatic and parasympatic innervation of the low urinary tract can be disrupted, both in male and female patients. [More]
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Surgery for colo-rectal cancer is a common procedure, and it is associated with a high incidence of functional urological complications. These complications are due to damage to the pelvic nerves during mobilization of the rectum. In particular the sympatic and parasympatic innervation of the low urinary tract can be disrupted, both in male and female patients. [More] Full Text Pdf Case Report Can motor urge incontinence be surgically cured? by Klaus Goeschen
Though symptomatic cure of urge incontinence has been previously reported by reinforcing the uterosacral ligaments, no urodynamic evidence of this has been presented to date. The following case is presented. A 60 year old teacher with a history of severe motor urge incontinence had been treated unsuccessfully with drugs over many years. [More]
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Though symptomatic cure of urge incontinence has been previously reported by reinforcing the uterosacral ligaments, no urodynamic evidence of this has been presented to date. The following case is presented. A 60 year old teacher with a history of severe motor urge incontinence had been treated unsuccessfully with drugs over many years. [More] Full Text Pdf Pelvic Floor Digest This Issue Pelvic Floor Digest
This section presents a small sample of the Pelvic Floor Digest, an online publication (www.pelvicfloordigest.org) that reproduces titles and abstracts from over 200 journals. The goal is to increase interest in all the compartments of the pelvic floor and to develop an interdisciplinary culture
in the reader. [PDF]
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This section presents a small sample of the Pelvic Floor Digest, an online publication (www.pelvicfloordigest.org) that reproduces titles and abstracts from over 200 journals. The goal is to increase interest in all the compartments of the pelvic floor and to develop an interdisciplinary culture
in the reader. [PDF] Pdf