Pelvic organ prolapse may adversely impact physical, sexual and emotional health. Women with symptomatic prolapse often experience altered bladder and bowel function, increased pelvic pressure, diminution of sexual satisfaction, and altered body image. With increasing vaginal descent, various bladder, bowel, and prolapse symptoms are increased. Approximately 200,000 women undergo inpatient proc...

BACKGROUND Despite the introduction of minimally invasive approaches for various benign uterine problems, hysterectomy is often still performed abdominally, but the vaginal route should be used whenever possible. The aim of this study was to identify the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative characteristics of women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy in the absence of uterine prolapse. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risk factors for postoperative urinary retention in women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. METHODS The medical records of 221 women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy with anterior and posterior colporrhapy were reviewed. Urinary retention after catheter removal was defined as the presence of at least one of the following thre...

An eight-month-old, female Cane Corso bitch was presented for treatment following complaint of protrusion of oedematous tissue through the vulva lips one week after the commencement of the oestrous cycle. Clinical examination revealed a pear-shaped fibrous vaginal mass measuring about 5 cm in diameter. Ultrasonography identified a single follicular cyst in the left ovary and vaginal smear cytol...

Objective: To evaluate surgical handling, prolapse correction and complication rate of polypropylene mesh. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who had pelvic floor repair using polypropylene mesh(PPM) and intra-vaginal sling(IVS), between January 2003 and July 2005. All patients were followed-up for a period of 6weeks to 12months.The effectiveness and complications following PPM inserti...

Objective: To compare costs and QoL associated with 2 minimally invasive operations to treat uterovaginal prolapse. Study Design: A decision analytic cost-effectiveness model comparing vaginal mesh hysteropexy to robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy. Costs were derived from a hospital perspective. QoL estimates focused on: recurrent prolapse; erosion; infection; transfusion; cystotomy; chronic pain;...

Introduction Gut prolapse through vagina is rare complication with only few cases reported in the literature. This article highlights untrained professionals induced obstetrical trauma as a cause of vaginal evisceration leading to serious but preventable complications. Presentation of Case Case 1: A 27 years old female, P2L0, had full term vaginal delivery of an IUD baby and presented 4 days ...

Introduction: Clear cell adenocarcinoma usually affects the cells of the female genital tract. In this cancer, cells become vacuolated and filled with glycogen hence it is called clear cell. This cancer is insidious and slow growing. Here we report a case of uterine prolapse with polypoidal growth in the vagina which on histopathological examination was diagnosed as a case of clear cell adenoca...

Introduction: Vaginal Cerclage is an alternative treatment procedure for uterovaginal prolapse. It is performed on those women who are regarded to be surgical candidates for vaginal hysterectomy but are unsuitable due to medical comorbidities. The purpose of this study was to determine the preliminary effectiveness of Vaginal Cerclage procedure at six months postoperative followup. Methods: Thi...