Foundations
Foundations collects the core scientific and surgical principles used across the site: regional anatomy and physiology, reconstructive principles, perioperative care, pharmacology, and surgical tools and biomaterials. Later sections apply them to specific conditions, operations and populations.
What you'll find in Foundations
Anatomy & Physiology
Regional anatomy of the GU tract and pelvis, nerve supply, vascular anatomy, and physiology.
Surgical Principles
Reconstructive frameworks, wound healing, flaps and grafts, GU-specific principles, and radiation tissue effects.
- Plastic Surgery Principles
- Reconstructive Ladder
- Wound Healing
- Wound Healing Adjuncts
- Flaps in GU Reconstruction
- Grafts in GU Reconstruction
- Radiation & Tissue Effects
- Operative Exposure
- Vascular Management & Damage Control
- Incisions & Closure
- Laparoscopic Access
- Needles
- Sutures
- Barbed Sutures
- Bowel Anastomosis
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Stoma Site Marking
- Surgical Ergonomics
- Intraoperative Bowel Handling & Injury Management
- Reoperative Bowel Harvest
Perioperative Care
Preoperative assessment, perioperative pathways, analgesia, and postoperative care topics.
Pharmacology
Searchable drug database organized by clinical indication, from overactive bladder to perioperative care.
Tools
Surgical instruments, biomaterials, robotics platforms, gear, intraoperative adjuncts, and energy devices.
Curriculum
The viewer below organizes site topics across Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) and Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery (GURS).