AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Genital prolapse.

OB GYN News

| November 01, 2004 | Miller, Charles E. | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This is the second installment of a two-part article on laparoscopic enterocele repair and vaginal vault suspension.

The author, Dr. C.Y. Liu, is a noted authority on the laparoscopic approach to pelvic floor reconstruction. In Part 1 of this article (OB.GYN. NEWS, October 1, 2004, p. 58). Dr. Liu discussed the anatomy of the pelvis, pelvic support problems that occur over time, and the preoperative evaluation and treatment of pelvic support defects.

In this second installment, Dr. Liu takes the reader step-by-step through the laparoscopic reconstruction of genital prolapse. In particular, he focuses on the repair and support of defects within the posterior compartment as well as vaginal vault suspension. Part 2 also discusses the use of graft material, which is becoming more popular in pelvic floor reconstruction.

C.Y. Liu, M.D., who is in private practice in Chattanooga. Tenn., has regularly chaired the postgraduate course ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
Listening to "felt needs": investigating genital prolapse in western...
Magazine article from: Reproductive Health Matters Bonetti, Tiphaine Ravenel Erpelding, Anne Pathak, Laxmi Raj May 1, 2004 700+ words
...The global prevalence of genital prolapse is estimated to be 2-20...under age 45. In Nepal, genital prolapse appears to be widespread...One in four of them had genital prolapse, of whom 95% had self...
High prevalence of genital prolapse reported in western Nepal.
Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly August 19, 2004 700+ words
...The high prevalence of genital prolapse in women living in western...The global prevalence of genital prolapse is estimated to be 2-20% in women under age 45. In Nepal, genital prolapse appears to be widespread...
Genital prolapse is uncommon after tension-free vaginal tape treatment.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week December 17, 2003 700+ words
...NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genital prolapse is uncommon after tension-free vaginal...Dysfunction report. "Postoperative genital prolapse has been described following the Burch...for up to 50 months only 1 suffered genital prolapse, with de novo grade 2 cystocele...
Surgical procedure prevents genital prolapse following Burch colposuspension.
Newspaper article from: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week July 25, 2004 700+ words
...approximation of the sacrouterine ligaments helps prevent genital prolapse after Burch colposuspension, gynecologic surgeons report...in International Urogynecology Journal (Prevention of genital prolapse following Burch colposuspension: comparison between two...
Abdominal hysterectomy with Burch colposuspension treats genital prolapse.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week September 27, 2004 700+ words
...of 58 women who had undergone abdominal hysterectomy for genital prolapse and sacrocolposuspension with mesh to determine relapse...subject areas of Urogynecology, Gynecologic Surgery, and Genital Prolapse. This article was prepared by Health & Medicine...
Rectal prolapse requires individualized treatment: the majority of these...
Magazine article from: Family Practice News Worcester, Sharon May 1, 2005 700+ words
...majority of women with rectal prolapse have concomitant genital prolapse and/or urinary incontinence. In addition, expanding...prolapse also have urinary incontinence, and about 34% have genital prolapse, said Dr. Weiss, a colorectal surgeon and director of...
Part 2: laparoscopic enterocele repair and vaginal vault suspension.(THE MASTER...
Magazine article from: OB GYN News Liu, C.Y. November 1, 2004 700+ words
...prolapse. Laparoscopic reconstruction of genital prolapse requires four basic steps: * Restore...laparoscopic repair of enterocele and vaginal vault suspension. The snow-white-colored...Laparoscopic Enterocele Repair and Vaginal Vault Suspension The patient is placed in...
Robot-Assisted, Laparoscopic Surgery for Vaginal Vault Prolapse Found to Be...
News wire article from: AScribe Health News Service July 21, 2006 700+ words
...assisted by a surgical robot to fix vaginal vault prolapse, a collapse of the vagina...Ten percent of these will develop vaginal vault prolapse. "After hysterectomy, there...in the future for women with major vaginal vault prolapse," says Dr. Elliott. The...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA