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Scientific Publications on Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse including uterine and vaginal vault prolapse are major health concerns
affecting large numbers of women. The demand for services to care for pelvic floor disorders is
expected to increase in coming decades as the population ages.
At the same time, strategies and techniques for managing this challenging set of problems
is under evaluation. As laparoscopic technique advances along with understanding of the anatomy
and physiology of pelvic support, the importance of site specific repairs and post-hysterectomy
support are being recognized.
Two laparoscopic procedure kits developed and manufactured by Inlet Medical, Inc. address pelvic
organ prolapse:
Both procedures involve the uterosacral ligaments to support prolapse pelvic organs.
This section will focus on publications discussing the:
- Epidemiology of pelvic organ prolapse.
- Repair of pelvic organ prolapse with the uterosacral ligaments.
You can access the abstract of the article by clicking on the title of interest to you.
Epidemiology of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Brown JS., Waetjen EL., Subak LL., Thom DH, et al.
Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:712-716.
Hendrix SL., Clark AC., Nygaard I., Aragaki A., Barnabei, et al.
Pelvic organ prolapse in the Women's Health Initiative: Gravity and gravidity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:1160-1166.
Luber KM., Boero S., Choe JY.
The demographics of pelvic floor disorders: Current observations and future projections. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:1496-1503.
Subak LL., Waetjen EL., van den Eeden S., Thom DH., et al.
Cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States. Obstet Gynecol 2001;98:646-651.
Swift SE.
The distribution of pelvic organ support in a population of female subjects seen for routine gynecologic health care. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:277-285.
Olsen AL., Smith VJ., Bergstrom JO., Colling JC., et al.
Epidemiology of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Obstet Gynecol 1997;89:501-506.
Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse with the Uterosacral Ligaments
Paraiso MF.
Surgery for apical vaginal prolapse. Curr Womens Health Rep 2002;2:285-290.
Yen CF., Wang CJ., Lin SL., Lee CL., et al.
Combined laparoscopic uterosacral and round ligament procedures for treatment of symptomatic uterine retroversion and mild uterine decensus. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 2002;9:355-362.
Buller JL., Thompson JR., Cundiff GW., Krueger SL., et al.
Uterosacral ligament: description of anatomic relationships to optimize surgical safety. Obstet Gynecol 2001;97:873-879.
Carter JE., Winter M., Mendehlsohn S., Saye W., et al.
Vaginal vault suspension and enterocele repair by Richardson-Saye laparoscopic technique: description of training technique and results. JSLS 2001;5:29-36.
Karram M., Goldwasser S., Kleeman S., Steele A., et al.
High uterosacral vaginal vault suspension with fascial reconstruction for vaginal repair of enterocele and vaginal vault prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;185:1339-1343.
Schull BL., Bachofen C., Coates KW., Kuehl TJ., et al.
A transvaginal approach to repair of apical and other associated sites of pelvic organ prolapse with uterosacral ligaments. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:1365-1374.
Barber MD., Visco AG., Weidner AC., Amundsen CL., et al.
Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:1402-1411.
McKinney TB., Rogers R., Shraga J.
Laparoscopic vaginal vault suspension utilizing the uterosacral ligament fixation for uterine and
vaginal vault prolapse abstract. Obstet Gynecol 1999;93(suppl):S62.
Jenkins VR. II.
Uterosacral ligament fixation for vaginal vault suspension in uterine and vaginal vault prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177;1337-1343.
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