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Dr. Lieschen H. Quiroz is Division Director of Urogynecology at the University of Oklahoma Health Services Center (OUHSC) and works as part of a multidisciplinary team that treats complicated pelvic floor disorders. With 11 years of experience in pelvic floor ultrasound, Dr. Quiroz is an internationally known expert in pelvic floor imaging.

“Using ultrasound during the examination allows me to assess symptoms and examine patients in real-time to compare with previous clinical findings. The patient can leave the consultation with important information and an updated care plan that can help them move forward with treatment,” Dr. Quiroz explains.

Topics: Urology, Pelvic Floor

The Pelvic Floor Center at Skåne University Hospital is the only one of its kind in Sweden. Its five surgeons and support staff dedicate their expertise to advanced proctology, and their combined knowledge and experience make the center Sweden’s most advanced referral unit for complex colorectal issues.

Topics: Surgery, Pelvic Floor

Pelvic floor disorders lead to hundreds of thousands of surgical interventions on female patients in the USA each year. An estimated 30% of these cases require re-operations.

Topics: Pelvic Floor

In this handbook Dr. Aparna Hegde and Dr. G Willy Davila provide an introduction to the role of multicompartment pelvic floor ultrasound imaging in the management of patients who have undergone sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence.

Topics: Pelvic Floor

Dr. Santoro, Chief of Pelvic Floor Unit at the Treviso Regional Hospital in Italy describes why the complexity of pelvic floor surgery and treatment necessitates a multidisciplinary approach, and explains what kind of evaluation is needed to understand the pelvic floor prior to surgery and treatment.

Topics: Pelvic Floor

MRI will not show the placement of mesh and neither can an X-Ray. However, one modality that can depict mesh is ultrasound. According to Dr. Elizabeth Mueller, Division and Fellowship Director of Female Public Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, ultrasound is the only modality that allows her to not only detect mesh, but perform more precise mesh removal surgeries.

Topics: Pelvic Floor