Functional Outcomes for Incontinence and Prolapse Surgery

Combined stress urinary incontinence surgery at the time of prolapse

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) following surgery for urogenital prolapse remains a problem. Prolapse and SUI commonly co-exist. However, in patients with advanced prolapse, symptomatic SUI is rare owing to the obstructive effect of the prolapsed organ and/or urethral kinking. Terms used in the literature to describe this condition include occult, potential, masked, latent, hidden, iatrogenic...

Peri-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes for women undergoing incontinence and or prolapse surgery: results of a randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are common complaints in women. Physiotherapy and surgery to correct these conditions are often seen as mutually exclusive. No study has yet investigated their synergistic potential. AIM This study aimed to investigate the role of peri-operative physiotherapy in women undergoing corrective surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and/or incon...

Vaginal mesh for incontinence and/or prolapse: caution required!

Surgery for Faecal Incontinence

Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse.

OBJECTIVES : Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is common with increasing high-quality evidence to guide surgical practice. Yet many important basic questions remain, including the optimal timing for POP surgery, the optimal preoperative evaluation of urinary tract function, and the postoperative outcome assessment. This manuscript reviews traditional surgical approaches for POP. METHODS...