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Thirty Years of Cystocele/Rectocele Repair in the United States
Conclusions: Surgeons have responded to the increased contribution of apical support defects to cystocele/rectocele by modifying their diagnostic coding practices. Unfortunately, their surgical choices remain largely rooted in an older paradigm. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Factors Influencing Selection of Vaginal, Open Abdominal, or Robotic Surgery to Treat Apical Vaginal Vault Prolapse
Conclusions: The most common factors that influenced the type of apical vaginal vault prolapse surgery overlapped with characteristics that differed at baseline. In general, MMC was chosen for advanced anterior vaginal prolapse and baseline characteristics that increased surgical risks, ASC for advanced apical prolapse, and ASC or RSC for recurrent prolapse, suspected abdominal pathology, and patients with chronic pain or lifestyles including heavy lifting. Thus, efforts should be made to attempt to control for selection bias when comparing these procedures. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Vaginal Expression of LOXL1 in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Conclusions: Premenopausal and postmenopausal women with POP exhibit differential expression of LOXL1 suggesting different pathways in the pathogenesis of POP. The role of biopsy location on LOXL1 expression requires further investigation. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Utilizing Technology in Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Randomized Trial of Electronic Versus Paper Voiding Diaries
Conclusions: The use of an EVD is acceptable and reliable in our population of adult female patients with lower urinary tract symptom. Electronic voiding diary and PVD have good test-retest reliability, although the number of voids and leaks entered is slightly lower for the EVD. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Spinal Curvature in Women
Conclusions: The current study shows that the T and L spinal curvatures are not associated with the presence of PF symptoms. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Investigation of Sacral Needle Depth in Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy
Conclusions: In most participants (78%), the sacral needle depth exceeded 2.3 mm, suggesting that there may be risk to sacral suture placement without depth guidance at the promontory. During minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy, the depth of the ALL and the placement of the needle at the SP may result in inadvertent disc penetration. Surgeons should be conscious of the minimal depth of the ALL and consider placing the suture below the promontory to avoid the disc. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Impact of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy on Quality of Life and Function After Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions: All women showed improvements in quality of life and function at 12 weeks after delivery, regardless of treatment allocation. Further study is needed to determine whether PFPT provides a significant benefit to women having OASIS. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Care-Seeking for Stress Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Among Parous Women in the First Two Decades After Delivery
Conclusions: Symptom bother is a strong determinant of care-seeking in the first 2 decades after delivery. These results define 5 ordinal categories that predict seeking care for urinary symptoms in a community population. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: AUGS Conference Submission Source Type: research

Anal Sphincter Injuries After Operative Vaginal Versus Spontaneous Delivery—Is There a Difference in Postpartum Symptoms?
Conclusions: Women who sustain OASIS secondary to operative vaginal delivery report more bothersome urinary symptoms and higher rates of anal incontinence immediately postpartum as compared with women with OASIS secondary to spontaneous delivery. These differences may resolve by 3 months postpartum. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: AUGS Conference Submission Source Type: research

Prevalence of Occult Malignancy Within Morcellated Specimens Removed During Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
Conclusions: Power morcellation is a low-risk procedure with laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy and sacrocolpopexy. Universal screening is highly effective in detecting occult malignancy and in our small series eliminated the risk; studies in multiple institutions will be needed to determine its effectiveness in other hospital systems. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: AUGS Conference Submission Source Type: research

The Design of a Randomized Trial of Vaginal Surgery for Uterovaginal Prolapse: Vaginal Hysterectomy With Native Tissue Vault Suspension Versus Mesh Hysteropexy Suspension (The Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures Randomized Trial)
Conclusions: This trial will provide information to help surgeons counsel patients and contribute evidence-based information regarding risks and benefits of 2 approaches for the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse. (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

How They Did It: Increasing Transparency for Randomized Trial Methods
No abstract available (Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery)
Source: Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery - June 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Editorial Source Type: research