UTEROVAGINAL PROLAPSE IN ELDERLY WOMEN

Congenital Uterovaginal Prolapse Present at Birth

Uterovaginal prolapse presenting at birth is very rare. The cause is attributed to conditions that can cause poor innervation or weakness of the pelvic floor muscle and the supporting ligaments. Different methods of treatment have been used in the past to reduce and maintain reduction of the prolapse. We report a case of a congenital UVP in a day old child noticed at delivery. He was delivered ...

Surgical management of prolapse in elderly women.

Incidence of hydronephrosis in severe uterovaginal or vault prolapse.

INTRODUCTION We aimed to evaluate the local incidences of hydronephrosis and renal impairment in the presence of severe uterovaginal or vault prolapse, and determine whether treatment by surgery or ring pessary resulted in the resolution of hydronephrosis in these patients. METHODS This was a retrospective case study of 121 patients who presented with severe uterovaginal or vault prolapse. Al...

Concurrent Occurrence of Uterovaginal and Rectal Prolapse: An Uncommon Presentation

Concomitant uterovaginal and rectal prolapse is an uncommon occurrence. Where laparoscopic equipment and skills are lacking, sacrohysteropexy with synthetic mesh and rectopexy can be accomplished by laparotomy, especially in women who desire to retain their uterus for either biological or psychological reasons. A 40-year-old primipara with a history of concomitant mass protruding from both her ...

Markers of collagen synthesis and degradation in urogenital tissue and serum from women with and without uterovaginal prolapse.

Diverging results have been published concerning collagen metabolism in uterovaginal prolapse (UP). We have investigated collagen turnover in urogenital tissue in urologically healthy women with (UP patients) and without UP or any history of UP (controls). Markers of collagen turnover, carboxy-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), amino-terminal propeptide of procollagen III (PIIINP...