Ultrasound assessment of pelvic organ prolapse: the relationship between prolapse severity and symptoms
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Ultrasound assessment of pelvic organ prolapse: the relationship between prolapse severity and symptoms.
OBJECTIVE At present little information is available to help define whether a certain degree of pelvic organ prolapse is clinically relevant. We performed a retrospective study to define cut-offs for significant pelvic organ descent on the basis of prolapse symptoms. METHODS At a tertiary urogynecological center, 735 women with symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction and prolapse were see...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0960-7692,1469-0705
DOI: 10.1002/uog.4024