Background: An intestinal stoma is a surgical opening of the intestine, mostly sutured to the anterior abdominal wall. Stoma prolapse is one of the common complications of stoma. A significant number of stoma prolapse patients require surgical correction. Aim: The first part of this thesis is a literature review of intestinal stoma prolapse and its surgical treatments. The second part is an eva...

BACKGROUND True vaginal prolapse is a rare condition in dogs and it is occasionally observed in animals with constipation, dystocia, or forced separation during breeding. If a true prolapse occurs, the bladder, the uterine body and/or distal part of the colon, may be present in the prolapse. CASE PRESENTATION A 2-year-old intact non pregnant Central Asian Shepherd dog in moderate condition, w...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results of sacrospinous colpopexy surgery associated with anterior colporrhaphy for the treatment of women with post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. METHODS This prospective study included 20 women with vault prolapse, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q) stage ≥ 2, treated between January 2003 and February 2006, and evaluated in a follow-up revie...

Sir, I read with interest the article on Prinzmetal's angina and coronary artery spasm by Huckell and coworkers (Br Heart J 1981; 45: 649-55). The authors mentioned the association of mitral valve prolapse in eight of their 18 patients with Prinzmetal's angina, and wondered whether this finding was causative or coincidental, or whether patients with mitral prolapse were more prone to develop co...

OBJECTIVE The aims of the current study were to evaluate outcomes and patient satisfaction in cases of uterine prolapse treated with vaginal mesh, while preserving the uterus. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective cohort study that included all patients operated for prolapse repair with trocar-less vaginal mesh while preserving the uterus between October 2010 and March 2013. Data incl...

BACKGROUND Female pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition that often leads to surgical intervention to alleviate symptoms. The relationship between symptoms of prolapse and pelvic organ descent however, remains unclear. AIM To determine the correlation between the symptom of a vaginal lump and objective measures of female pelvic organ descent. METHODS Women seen at a tertiary urogynaeco...

OBJECTIVES Pelvic floor prolapse is a frequent condition in the woman, which in addition to anatomical alterations, may cause lower urinary tract dysfunction. We intend to verify the alterations of the micturation phase in patients with pelvic prolapse. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional cut off study was performed in a series of 102 women, mean age 66.8 years (standard deviation 9.6 year...

AIM To evaluate the association between idiopathic mitral valve prolapse and panic disorder. METHODS The study comprised 50 patients with idiopathic mitral valve prolapse, 50 patients with panic disorder, and 50 healthy controls. All subjects underwent echocardiographic evaluation. If idiopathic mitral valve prolapse was present, the level of prolapse was measured. To reach psychiatric diagno...

Five patients are described with hydronephrosis and hydroureter associated with advanced uterine prolapse. Various hypotheses have been advanced in the literature to account for this neglected syndrome. A trial was carried out to assess whether all patients presenting with uterine prolapse should be screened to exclude urinary tract obstruction. Thirty-seven patients on the waiting list for sur...