A randomised controlled trial of pelvic floor muscle training for stages I and II pelvic organ prolapse [PDF]
Forty-seven women participated in a pilot study for a multi-centre randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) for women with prolapse.
Glazener, Cathryn Margaret Anne +4 more
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Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse: a multicentre randomised controlled trial [PDF]
<br>Background: Pelvic organ prolapse is common and is strongly associated with childbirth and increasing age. Women with prolapsed are often advised to do pelvic floor muscle exercises, but supporting evidence is limited.
Barry, Sarah +34 more
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Lessons learned from developing a Samoan health education video on pelvic organ prolapse [PDF]
Pelvic organ prolapse affects an estimated 40% of parous women in developed countries, but there is no prevalence data in Samoa. The impacts of pelvic organ prolapse include urinary incontinence and bowel incontinence, with many women being asymptomatic.
Lima, Uila +10 more
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Aim Management of circumferential hemorrhoidal prolapse represents a challenge for surgeons, and there are currently many alternatives to conventional procedures. However, none of these techniques consider treatment of external disease when present.
Pablo Piccinini +4 more
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Learning with the Amerindians: the evaluation of pelvic floor disorders among indigenous women who live in the Xingu Indian Park,Brazil [PDF]
Objective: to evaluate the pelvic floor muscles and the incidence of pelvic organ prolapse among indigenous women who live in Xingu Indian Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Methods: observational study with 377 indigenous women, mean age 31+/-15 years,
Marair Gracio Ferreira Sartori +5 more
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A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of polyglactin mesh, polydioxanone and polyglactin sutures for pelvic organ prolapse surgery [PDF]
To compare the effectiveness of polyglactin mesh, and polydioxanone or polyglactin sutures in women having pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Randomised controlled trial with a factorial 2(2 design of polyglactin mesh or not, and polydioxanone or polyglactin
Bain, Christine +2 more
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Multiple observational studies have found an association of uterine prolapse with uterine retroversion. Mechanisms proposed to explain this apparent association assume that the cervix of a retroverted uterus will usually insert at the apex of the vagina,
Alan H. Appelbaum +3 more
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Adult Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect with Aortic Regurgitation: A Case Report [PDF]
Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) develops Aortic Regurgitation (AR) with the passage of time due to prolapse of the right coronary cusp.
Debasish Das +3 more
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PROLAPSE of the rectum is a rare, somewhat misunderstood and neglected condition, which is generally held to occur at the extremes of life. XVe are almost totally ignorant of its cause. Misconceptions regarding its clinical presentation are common.
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Stubborn rectal prolapse in systemic sclerosis [PDF]
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder. Anorectal involvement might typically cause fecal incontinence and rarely rectal prolapse.
Ina Kötter +4 more
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