The commonly used grading system in Table I can be used to grade pelvic relaxation due to a cystocele or any other type of vaginal prolapse. In many cases, central and lateral defects occur ...
Traction enteroceles are relatively common and are usually found in conjunction with uterine prolapse, cystocele, and rectocele. The preferred treatment is vaginal hysterectomy with concurrent ...
If you’re over 45 and like millions of other women, you may be suffering from something that few women know about: pelvic prolapse. Pelvic prolapse is when the organs inside your pelvis (your bladder, ...
Prolapse (when the organs inside your pelvis, such as your bladder, vagina, uterus, cervix, and rectum, drop or fall) is a common condition. However, many women are unaware that treatment options are ...
The risk of requiring surgery for pelvic-organ prolapse or urinary incontinence increases with age, and reoperations are not uncommon. Many different graft materials have been used to help reduce ...
The most likely organ to fall is the uterus. A prolapse is very unlikely to occur in a woman under menopausal age, but though the muscles weaken with age, they will have probably been injured ...
Background: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is common in women. Other clinical features such as flexibility and hyperlaxity are often associated with MVP, as there is a common biochemical and histological ...