Polypropylene mesh implants for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are now available in Japan. We developed an innovative approach for correcting POP by placing polypropylene mesh transvaginally with laparoscopic assistance. From June 2007 through March 2010, sixteen consecutive patients with symptomatic stage 2 or 3 pelvic organ prolapse underwent the laparoscopic-assisted tension-f...

While menopause is an usual process of aged in women, it is a critical period of women's life related with many problem and complaints. 1,2 Pelvic prolapse is common in postmenopausal women, which is defined as the loss of maintenance to the pelvic organs, and it causes in a herniation of these into the vaginal canal. This problem distresses 50% of parous women and at least 50% of all women pro...

Aims: The objective was to determine the impact of puerarin on the vaginal connective tissue of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) patients. Methods: We performed a prospective evaluation of patients who presented with POP between June 2010 and November 2012. Fifty-two women were enrolled and divided into a puerarin treatment group and control group. Patients in the puerarin group were treated with 0....

PURPOSE The aim of the study was to investigate the existence of a relationship between pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). MATERIALS AND METHODS The hospital database was searched for women diagnosed with pelvic floor disorders and all medical records were reviewed for recurrent UTI, diagnosed by two or more positive urine cultures taken within 12 months ...

Here we review the recent literature on pelvic floor dysfunction, which is increasingly common in women of reproductive age and represents a significant medical problem occurring as result injured ligaments. Pelvic dysfunction largely associated with vaginal delivery might lead to urinary fecal incontinence well organ prolapse. Intraabdominal hypertension, nerve damage, obesity, genetic predisp...

We aimed to assess the subjective and objective outcomes 1 year after robotic sacrocolpopexy using a type I polypropylene mesh. This was a case series of 64 patients who underwent a robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy using a type I monofilament polypropylene mesh coated with hydrophilic porcine collagen. Objective and subjective outcomes were assessed using the pelvic organ prolapse q...

The purpose of this study was to develop three-dimensional finite element models of the whole pelvic support systems of subjects with and without pelvic organ prolapse (POP) that can be used to simulate anterior and posterior wall prolapses. Magnetic resonance imaging was performed in one healthy female volunteer (55 years old, para 2) and one patient (56 years old, para 1) with anterior vagina...

BACKGROUND Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is the herniation of pelvic organs from its anatomical confines, and it is of considerable importance to the practicing gynaecologist in middle and low income countries. It is commonly associated with, urinary tract infection (UTI), both symptomatic and asymptomatic due to anatomical and physiological changes. The aim of this study was to determine the pre...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition in multiparous elderly women and can be associated with hydronephrosis, with or without renal impairment [1]. The renal dysfunction is globally related to the degree of pelvic prolapsed, and its consequences ranges from acute to chronic renal failure and may also lead to end stage renal failure [2]. In this report, we present the case of a negle...

Hypothesis / aims of study Changes in elastin content have been linked to the pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse (POP), however it is unclear whether the elastin content is increased [1] or decreased [2,3]. Such discrepancies could be attributed to differences in biopsy site, kind of analysis and/or patient population. Our study is the first to perform an extended biochemical analysis of ...