Epidemiology and outcome assessment of pelvic organ prolapse

MD Barber, C Maher - International urogynecology journal, 2013 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis The aim was to determine the incidence and prevalence of
pelvic organ prolapse surgery and describe how outcomes are reported. Methods Every 4 …

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse

C Maher, E Yeung, N Haya… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Apical vaginal prolapse is the descent of the uterus or vaginal vault (post‐
hysterectomy). Various surgical treatments are available, but there are no guidelines to …

Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US women

I Nygaard, MD Barber, KL Burgio, K Kenton, S Meikle… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Pelvic floor disorders (urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ
prolapse) affect many women. No national prevalence estimates derived from the same …

Prevalence and trends of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US women

JM Wu, CP Vaughan, PS Goode… - Obstetrics & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and trends of these pelvic floor disorders in US
women from 2005 to 2010. METHODS: We used the National Health and Nutritional …

Lifetime risk of undergoing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse

FJ Smith, CDAJ Holman, RE Moorin… - Obstetrics & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the lifetime risk of first-time incident pelvic organ prolapse (POP)
surgery with the intention of updating previous risk estimates that have been based on …

[HTML][HTML] Narrative review of the epidemiology, diagnosis and pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse

AY Weintraub, H Glinter, N Marcus-Braun - International braz j urol, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
The exact prevalence of pelvic organ prolapse is difficult to establish. The anatomical
changes do not always consist with the severity or the symptoms associated with prolapse …

Pelvic organ prolapse

JE Jelovsek, C Maher, MD Barber - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Pelvic organ prolapse is downward descent of female pelvic organs, including the bladder,
uterus or post-hysterectomy vaginal cuff, and the small or large bowel, resulting in protrusion …

Forecasting the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in US Women: 2010 to 2050

JM Wu, AF Hundley, RG Fulton… - Obstetrics & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the number of women who will have symptomatic pelvic floor
disorders in the United States from 2010 to 2050. METHODS: We used population …

Pelvic Organ Support Study (POSST): the distribution, clinical definition, and epidemiologic condition of pelvic organ support defects

S Swift, P Woodman, A O'Boyle, M Kahn… - American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the distribution of pelvic organ
support in a gynecologic clinic population to define the clinical disease state of pelvic organ …

Transvaginal mesh or grafts compared with native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse

C Maher, B Feiner, K Baessler… - The Cochrane …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background A wide variety of grafts have been introduced with the aim of improving the
outcomes of traditional native tissue repair (colporrhaphy) for vaginal prolapse. Objectives …