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Vaginectomy right for some with pelvic prolapse.(Gynecology)
WASHINGTON -- For a carefully chosen group of patients, total vaginectomy with sling urethropexy may be a good option for the treatment of severe pelvic organ prolapse.
That conclusion was based on a retrospective, observational study of 18 white women, aged 58-91 years (median age 77 years) with stage IV pelvic organ prolapse.
The women were not sexually active and were willing to forego coital function. They had either failed or refused pessary treatment, and the average duration of their prolapse symptoms was 61 months, reported Lori Hubbard, M.D., and her colleagues in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of District VII of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
After undergoing a vaginectomy and then a colpocleisis with sling ...
- Pelvic organ prolapse.(DIRECTRED READING)
- Magazine article from: Radiologic Technology Shagam, Janet Yagoda May 1, 2006 700+ words
Pelvic organ prolapse, a condition in which the ligaments...embarrassment and the belief that pelvic organ prolapse is a natural part of aging prevents...pelvic cavity. * Describe types of pelvic organ prolapse. * State risk factors associated...
- Pelvic organ prolapse & ending the epidemic of unnecessary hysterectomies.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Activist Geyer, Pam November 1, 2009 700+ words
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- Studies from St. Mary's Hospital describe new findings in pelvic organ...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly September 3, 2009 700+ words
...organ support assessed by Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification score. Assessment...Mary's Hospital (see also Pelvic Organ Prolapse). The researchers concluded...sacrocolpopexy for the management of pelvic organ prolapse. Bjog - an International...
- Studies from Karolinska Institut provide new data on pelvic organ prolapse...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly November 13, 2008 700+ words
...urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse,' is newly published data...urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. We used the Swedish...urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery was determined by...
- Patient position affects the analysis of pelvic organ prolapse.
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly September 4, 2003 700+ words
...Patient position affects the analysis of pelvic organ prolapse. "The pelvic organ prolapse quantification system (POP-Q) is currently...site-specific system for describing pelvic organ prolapse. To ensure that anatomic outcomes can...
- Reports summarize pelvic organ prolapse study results from M.P. Dearaujo and...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly September 24, 2009 700+ words
...in Sao Paulo, Brazil report (see also Pelvic Organ Prolapse). "The pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) was the system...Parity and age were the risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse (p < 0.0001). Urinary incontinence...
- Study results from Oakland University broaden understanding of pelvic organ...
- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly August 14, 2008 700+ words
...abdominal sacrocolpopexy for pelvic organ prolapse,' is newly published data...been tested in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). This study sought...Oakland University (see also Pelvic Organ Prolapse Prevention). The researchers...
- Smoking may up risk of pelvic organ prolapse.(Gynecology)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Worcester, Sharon December 1, 2005 700+ words
...independent risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse, data from the Pelvic Organ...smoking was protective against pelvic organ prolapse, Cecilia K. Wieslander...noninteractive risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse of stage II or greater...