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ReviewInternational urogynecology journal2025

International Urogynecological Consultation Chapter 2.2: Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

Lioudmila Lipetskaia, Ankita Gupta, Rachel Y K Cheung, Vik Khullar, Sharif Ismail, Megan Bradley, Roopali Karmakar, Shari Clifton, Josephine Doo, Lieschen Quiroz

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Review in International urogynecology journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Multicompartmental prolapse: A comparative study between clinical examination and ultrasound.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lioudmila LipetskaiaDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, 402 E Oak Ave, Moorestown, USA. lipetskaia@rowan.edu.
Ankita GuptaDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA.
Rachel Y K CheungDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | CUHK, Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong.
Vik KhullarDepartment of Urogynaecology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Sharif IsmailUniversity Hospitals Sussex National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust/Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
Megan BradleyDivision of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Roopali KarmakarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, West Middlesex University Hospital, Isleworth, UK.
Shari CliftonDivision of FPMRS, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Josephine DooDivision of FPMRS, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Lieschen QuirozDivision of FPMRS, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introduction and hypothesisThis section of Chapter 2.2 of the International Urogynecology Consultation on Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), reviews the literature on the role of imaging in the diagnosis of POP.

methodsAn international group of nine urogynecologists and one university-based medical librarian adhered to the framework of the scoping review. The group performed a search of the literature using pre-specified search terms in Scopus, OVID Medline, and PubMed. Publications were eliminated if not relevant to the diagnostic value of POP imaging. The remaining articles were evaluated for quality using the Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies. The resulting list of articles was used to perform a comprehensive narrative review of the diagnostic value of imaging modalities for the diagnosis of POP.

resultsThe original search yielded 3,289 references, 135 of which were used by the writing group.

conclusionsMost imaging studies utilized in the diagnoses of POP lacked standardization in the definition of POP. Most imaging studies lack standardization in the protocols used to diagnose POP within each imaging technique. Ultrasound- and MRI-related studies are most represented in the literature, compared with fewer CT- and X-ray-/fluoroscopy-related studies. Therefore, radiographic imaging is of limited value in the diagnosis of POP.

Indexed as

Diagnostic ImagingPelvic Organ ProlapseFemaleGynecologyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyUrologyCT scanDiagnosisFluoroscopyImagingMRIPelvic organ prolapseUltrasound

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PMID40137984
PMCPMC12064590

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