The Combined Measurement of Pelvic Organ Mobility and Hiatus Area Improves the Sensitivity of Transperineal Ultrasound When Detecting Pelvic Organ Prolapse.

ABSTRACT: Objective: To evaluate whether the combined measurement of pelvic organ mobility and levator hiatus area improves the sensitivity of transperineal ultrasound (the index test) for diagnosing pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Methods: We retrospectively recruited women who had been examined in a tertiary gynecological center for symptoms of lower urinary tract incontinence and/or POP between January 2017 and June 2018. We excluded patients who had undergone hysterectomy previously or those who had received corrective surgery. All subjects underwent a standardized interview, POP quantification (POP-Q) examination (a reference standard for patients and controls), and ultrasound measurements of the levator hiatus area at rest (rHA), on contraction (cHA), and on Valsalva (vHA). We also

SUBMITTER: Wen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578727 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature