ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2012
Correlation of POP-Q posterior compartment measures with defecatory dysfunction.
Article in International urogynecology journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Use in Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Systematic Review.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Pooled it
- IUGA Opinion Paper on Obstructed Defecation: Management of Clinical and Proctographic Rectoceles.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Robot-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy versus Trans-Vaginal Multicompartment Prolapse Repair: Impact on Lower Bowel Tract Function.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- International Urogynecology Consultation Chapter 1 Committee 5: relationship of pelvic organ prolapse to associated pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms: lower urinary tract, bowel, sexual dysfunction and abdominopelvic pain.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Pelvic organ prolapse and uterine preservation: a cohort study (POP-UP study).BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Clinical impact of bowel symptoms in women with pelvic floor disorders.International urogynecology journal · 2017Article
- Prevalence of unreported bowel symptoms in women with pelvic floor dysfunction and the impact on their quality of life.International urogynecology journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe relationships of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) items pb and Bp with defecatory dysfunction were evaluated with the hypothesis that increased values for both items would correlate with symptoms of stool trapping.
methodsPelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) results and POP-Q exams from 1,663 urogynecology patients were compiled in a database. Rectocele was defined as POP-Q point Bp > -0.5 and perineocele as pb >3. PFDI-20 questions were used to compare defecatory symptoms and bother in women with and without rectocele and perineocele.
resultsWhile perineocele was not associated with symptoms or bother, women with isolated rectoceles had higher rates of splinting (p < 0.001) and incomplete evacuation (p = 0.001) and higher bother scores (p < 0.001) than those with neither rectocele nor perineocele.
conclusionsThe POP-Q Bp point, but not the pb measurement, correlates with symptoms of defecatory dysfunction.
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