Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the morphologic features of female lower urinary tract symptoms and to examine the association between morphologic characteristics and urethral function. Materials and Methods: The records of 1,341 women with lower urinary tract symptoms and one single urodynamic diagnosis were reviewed. These include 560 subjects with genuine stress incontinence, ...

this is a case-control study. the purpose was to investigate for risk factors for cystocele, rectocele, and uterine prolapsed in women. the sample was 249 women who refereed to a gynecological clinic. of them 155 women placed in case and 84 women placed in control group. the tool for data gathering was a questionnaire which was designed in three parts. the first part was demographic characteris...

conclusions this case raises awareness on the lack of visualization of ureteral flux during conventional cystoscopic evaluation in patients with renal failure undergoing pelvic organ prolapse repair, while also emphasizing the importance of confirming ureteral patency via retrograde ureteral intubation when cystoscopy is non-diagnostic. background pelvic floor reconstruction can result in obstr...

OBJECTIVES A prospective study was conducted to assess the efficacy of sacrospinous vaginal vault fixation and its impact on the anterior compartment. The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system was used to quantify pelvic organ prolapse in the apical and anterior vaginal compartments. METHODS Fifty-eight patients underwent a procedure to correct apical prolapse from March 2003 to...