Hypothesis / aims of study Uterine prolapse is a common problem in women with a lifetime risk of surgical repair of 11.1%. Although these are not lifethreatening conditions, they do cause serious discomfort and negatively affect women’s quality of life. Options in the surgical treatment of uterine prolapse encompass the abdominal and vaginal approaches. Currently there is no definitive gold sta...

OBJECTIVES To investigate prolapse symptoms and objectively measured pelvic organ prolapse, 12 years after childbirth, and association with delivery mode history. DESIGN Twelve-year longitudinal study. SETTING Maternity units in Aberdeen, Birmingham and Dunedin. POPULATION Women dwelling in the community. METHODS Data from women were collected 12 years after an index birth and women wer...

Introduction We aimed to evaluate the safety, efficacy and surgical outcomes of combined laparoscopic/vaginal prolapse repair by two surgeons. Material and Methods A retrospective chart review of all patients (n = 135) who underwent apical prolapse repair from February 2009 to December 2012 performed in a collaborative manner by a Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon and a Urogynecologist. De...

OBJECTIVES : Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is common with increasing high-quality evidence to guide surgical practice. Yet many important basic questions remain, including the optimal timing for POP surgery, the optimal preoperative evaluation of urinary tract function, and the postoperative outcome assessment. This manuscript reviews traditional surgical approaches for POP. METHODS...

Hypothesis / aims of study By law, all surgical procedures carried out at Danish hospitals are reported to the National Patient Registry (LPR) according to the ICD10 coding system. The following year a report is published. The codes for very different procedures are very much alike for which reason there is a potential risk of miscoding. Furthermore, there are no options to code for the complex...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE The status of pelvic supporting organs and possible related factors in a population of Iranian women, 18 - 68 years of age, were studied in primary health care centers. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 3,730 women were visited in three primary health care centers. The status of their pelvic supporting organs was measured according to the pelvic organ prolapse quanti...

This study investigated the incidences of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse as well as pelvic floor muscle strength after cesarean section and vaginal delivery. From June 2010 to July 2011, 149 puerpera in Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, were divided into the cesarean section group (N = 66) and the vaginal delivery group (N = 83). Postpartum urinary incontinence analysis, pel...

Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is defined as the prolapse of the pelvic organs toward or through the vaginal opening as a result of the weakening of the combination of nerves, muscles and fascia, which normally protect and support the physical position of pelvic organs. In this case report, the 30-year old patient who applied with the pelvic prolapse through the vaginal opening was treated with Sa...

Uterine prolapse is herniation of the pelvic organ to vaginal walls or beyond the vaginal, walls as well as it is the most common gynecologic problem that has made by stretching and weakening of muscles and connective tissues. Incidence of total and partial uterine prolapse is around one per 10000 to 15000 deliveries. This study is about a 33year-old Iranian (Balouch lady) G5P4L4 who had been r...