Abstract Background To assess current use of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system in clinical practice among Korean obstetrician-gynecologists. Methods A web-based questionnaire was sent to 780 Society Obstetrics and Gynecology members. The items evaluated were demographic characteristics POP-Q evaluation pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgical decision-making. Differences betwe...

OBJECTIVE To report long-term objectives and subjective outcomes in women who underwent prolapse surgery with a synthetic graft augmentation. DESIGN Retrospective analysis (Canadian Task Force classification II-3). SETTING University hospital in the southeastern United States. PATIENTS Women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse who underwent transvaginal graft augmentation using the Pro...

Although laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) has spread across surgical disciplines, this has not been the case for the repair of uterovaginal prolapse. We describe the use of this technique for mesh sacrohysteropexy to correct a global prolapse classified as stage II on the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) system. The procedure involved intraoperative modification of a comm...

Objective. To investigate the contribution of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) to micturition and defecation symptoms. Method. Cross-sectional study including 64 women presenting with POP symptoms and 50 controls without POP complaints. Subjects were evaluated using POP-Quantification system, Urinary Distress Inventory, and Defecation Distress Inventory. The MOS SF-36 health survey and the Center fo...

OBJECTIVES To compare perioperative morbidity and 1-year outcomes of older and younger women undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). DESIGN Prospective ancillary analysis. SETTING Academic medical centers in National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Colpopexy and Urinary Reduction Study. PARTICIPANTS Women with POP and no symptoms ...

BACKGROUND Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a silent disorder with a huge impact on women's quality of life. There is limited data from community-based studies conducted to determine the prevalence of POP as its assessment needs a pelvic examination. We aimed to develop a simple screening inventory for identification of pelvic organ prolapse and then evaluate its sensitivity and specificity. ME...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women with POP and the effect of baseline POP severity on improvement in OAB after surgical repair of POP. And we also tried to identify any preoperative factors for persistent postoperative OAB symptoms. METHODS A total of 87 patients with coexisting PO...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and the related factors of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in a female population to whom health care services are offered. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1354 of the 3000 women admitted to the outpatient clinic between June 2008 and December 2008 were enrolled as they accepted to participate to the study. 34 of these patients with a history of ...

OBJECTIVES To determine if distance traveled for care influenced patient choice for conservative vs. surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and/or stress urinary incontinence (SUI). METHODS Retrospective chart review of all new patients seen in the Urogynecology clinic at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH) from January 2007 through September 2011. Data collected included...

OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term objective and subjective outcomes of use of a porcine skin graft (Pelvicol) compared with conventional colporrhaphy in recurrent pelvic organ prolapse surgery and to analyze risk factors and safety. DESIGN Open randomized controlled multicenter study. SETTING Eight Swedish hospitals. POPULATION 135 consecutive women with recurrent cystocele and/or rect...