ArticleFrontiers of medicine2018
Determining "abnormal" levator hiatus distensibility using three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound in Chinese women.
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- Diagnostic value of pelvic floor ultrasonography for diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review.International urogynecology journal · 2020Pooled it
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- Analysis of minimal levator ani hiatus area based on MRI in female adults without pelvic floor dysfunction at different age groups.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Research progress in pelvic floor ultrasound for assessing the morphology and function of levator ani muscle in women.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
- Comparing two-dimensional ultrasonography with three-dimensional ultrasonography and MRI for the levator ani defects grading.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The Combined Measurement of Pelvic Organ Mobility and Hiatus Area Improves the Sensitivity of Transperineal Ultrasound When Detecting Pelvic Organ Prolapse.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
The dimension of the levator hiatus is a possible predictor of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). This retrospective study investigated 360 women who went to urogynecological clinic for pelvic floor discomfort. Levator hiatus dimensions were obtained by three-dimensional transperineal ultrasound and results were compared between women with and without significantly objective prolapse (International Continence Society POP quantification, grade 2 or higher). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to determine valid screening index for detecting abnormal levator hiatus distensibility. Women with significantly objective prolapse had significantly higher levator hiatus dimensions than those without (all P < 0.001). ROC curve analyses confirmed that hiatal area (HA) of 19.5 cm
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