PURPOSE In the present study we want to propose a classification system to quantify cystoceles by perineal ultrasound (PUS). MATERIALS AND METHODS 120 PUS data were analyzed measuring the distance between the lowest point of the bladder and the midpubic line (MPL) during rest and Valsalva. Results were classified into groups and compared to POP-Q using the κ-coefficient. Results for exact bla...

OBJECTIVES To assess clinical efficacy of Total Prolift System surgery kit in the treatment of post hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. MATERIAL AND METHODS Study group consisted of 27 women (mean age 60.3 +/- 10.3 years) who between February 2006 and September 2007 underwent vaginal cuff prolapse surgery with Total Prolift System. Nineteen patients had vaginal cuff prolapse POP-Q stage IV a...

Background: This study compared postvoid residual (PVR) urine volume by ultrasonography in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) patients before and after reduction to evaluate the need for accurately assessing PVR women with POP. Methods: was a prospective including 128 patients. Both standard methods measuring volume, urethral catheterization, portable abdominal ultrasound machines were used. An examin...

Background: This study evaluated the effectiveness, safety, and possible changes in bowel symptoms after multicompartment prolapse surgery by comparing two different surgical approaches, transvaginal mesh with levatorplasty (TVMLP) robot-assisted sacrocolpopexy (RSC). Methods: All patients underwent pelvic (POP-Q staging system) rectal examination to evaluate anal sphincter tone lithotomy posit...

OBJECTIVES A prospective study was conducted to assess the efficacy of sacrospinous vaginal vault fixation and its impact on the anterior compartment. The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system was used to quantify pelvic organ prolapse in the apical and anterior vaginal compartments. METHODS Fifty-eight patients underwent a procedure to correct apical prolapse from March 2003 to...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) remains a great therapeutic challenge with no optimal treatment available. Tissue maintenance and remodelling are performed by fibroblasts, therefore altered cellular functionality may influence tissue quality. In this study, we evaluated functional characteristics of fibroblastic cells from tissues involved in POP. To rule out normal ageing tissue degeneration, biop...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) has established itself as a safe method for the management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Laparoscopic suturing is a time-consuming intraoperative task during LSC. Self-retaining barbed sutures (SBSs) are known to reduce the operative time in laparoscopic cases. The current study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SBS during the performa...

CONDENSATION A mathematical formula to estimate the levator ani subtended volume parameter based on magnetic resonance imaging linear measurements from one axial and one sagittal view. OBJECTIVE To estimate the levator ani subtended volume based on MRI linear measurements. METHODS The 3D Slicer was used to obtain the Levator Ani Subtended Volume (LASV) from 35 women with Pelvic Organ Prolap...

We prove that for almost all σ ∈ G(Q)e the field Q̃(σ) has the following property: For each absolutely irreducible affine variety V of dimension r and each dominating separable rational map φ: V → Ar there exists a point a ∈ V (Q̃(σ)) such that φ(a) ∈ Zr. We then say that Q̃(σ) is PAC over Z. This is a stronger property then being PAC. Indeed we show that beside the fields Q̃(σ) other fields which ...