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ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2016

Prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in women with suspected gynecological malignancy: a survey-based study.

C Emi Bretschneider, Kemi M Doll, Jeannette T Bensen, Paola A Gehrig, Jennifer M Wu, Elizabeth J Geller

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Article in International urogynecology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C Emi BretschneiderDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#7570, 3032 Old Clinics Building, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7570, USA. cbretsch@unch.unc.edu.
Kemi M DollDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jeannette T BensenDepartment of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Paola A GehrigDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Jennifer M WuDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#7570, 3032 Old Clinics Building, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7570, USA.
Elizabeth J GellerDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB#7570, 3032 Old Clinics Building, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599-7570, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Cancer Training GrantR25CA116339 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BASCH, ETHAN M., REEVE, BRYCE B · 2008 to 2017
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NCI NIH HHS R25 CA116339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisUnderstanding of pelvic floor disorders among women with gynecological cancer is limited. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of pelvic floor disorders in women with suspected gynecological malignancy before surgery.

methodsA cross-sectional study was performed of women aged ≥18 with a suspected gynecological malignancy who enrolled in the University of North Carolina Health Registry/Cancer Survivorship Cohort (HR/CSC) from August 2012 to June 2013. Demographics were obtained from the HR/CSC self-reported data; clinical data were abstracted from the electronic medical record. Subjects completed validated questionnaires (Rotterdam Symptom Checklist and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) to assess bladder and bowel function.

resultsAmong 186 women scheduled for surgery for gynecological malignancy, 152 (82 %) completed baseline assessments before surgery. Mean age was 58.1 ± 13.3 years, and mean BMI was 33.6 ± 8.8 kg/m(2). The majority of subjects had uterine cancer (61.8 %), followed by ovarian (17.1 %) and cervical (11.1 %). At baseline, the rate of urinary incontinence (UI) was 40.9 %. A third of subjects reported stress UI, and one quarter reported urge UI. The overall rate of fecal incontinence was 3.9 %, abdominal pain was 47.4 %, constipation was 37.7 %, and diarrhea was 20.1 %. When comparing cancer types, there were no differences in pelvic floor symptoms.

conclusionPelvic floor disorders are common in women with suspected gynecological malignancy at baseline before surgery. Recognizing pelvic floor disorders in the preoperative setting will allow for more individualized, comprehensive care for these women.

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Abdominal PainAgedConstipationCross-Sectional StudiesFecal IncontinenceFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansMiddle AgedPelvic Floor DisordersPrevalenceRegistriesSurveys and QuestionnairesUrinary IncontinenceFecal incontinenceGynecological cancerPelvic floor disordersUrinary incontinence

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