SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2020
Diagnostic value of pelvic floor ultrasonography for diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review.
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- Effects of Adding Ultrasound Biofeedback to Individualized Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Extensibility of the Pelvic Floor Muscle and Anterior Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Postmenopausal Women.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Trial
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- Ultrasound-Based Biofeedback for Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Automated extraction of the plane of minimal hiatal dimensions and mid-sagittal plane from 3D transperineal ultrasound.Medical physics · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic Shull Technique for Uterine Prolapse and Risk of Recurrences: A Retrospective Comparison with Vaginal Hysterectomy.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Effect of human umbilical cord stem cells (HUMSC) administration on collagen expression in the anterior vaginal wall in menopausal rats.Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
- Postoperative complications and unanticipated healthcare encounters following mini-laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparative retrospective study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Clinical application of a fixed reference line in the ultrasound quantitative diagnosis of female pelvic organ prolapse.BMC medical imaging · 2023Article
- Transperineal pelvic floor ultrasound for assessing posterior pelvic injury and prolapse in postpartum women.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Path-related pain after implantation of anterior transvaginal mesh: perspective from anatomical study.International urogynecology journal · 2022Article
- Longitudinal Study of Pelvic Floor Characteristics Before, During, and After Pregnancy in Nulliparous Women.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2022Observational
- Endometrial SUSD2Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Investigating the birth-related caudal maternal pelvic floor muscle injury: The consequences of low cycle fatigue damage.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2020Article
- Emerging Nano/Micro-Structured Degradable Polymeric Meshes for Pelvic Floor Reconstruction.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisPelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common medical condition universally. In addition to physical examination, experts have increasingly turned their attention to ultrasound in diagnosing POP for its low cost and dynamic imaging. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the methods of pelvic floor ultrasound in diagnosing POP, which has been lacking up till now.
methodsWe included original papers comparing the outcome of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system and ultrasound, published from 2008 to present in English, using electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, PUBMED). All stages of the review were conducted in parallel by two reviewers.
resultsFifteen papers were included. We found that current methods have advantages and limitations. The main methods are to measure levator hiatus-related parameters and distances between the lowest point of the pelvic organs and reference lines during Valsalva maneuver, contraction, and at rest.
conclusionsPelvic floor ultrasound is valuable in diagnosing POP, yet suffers from a weakness in precision compared with physical examination. From the existing research, we found that the differences in baseline data such as weight, height, ethnicity, etc., may affect the cutoffs of the above-mentioned parameters. Further research is required to find one appropriate cutoff for each parameter, even if it is necessary to set group values for every parameter according to varying situations.
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