The role of pelvic floor ultrasound correlated with pelvic organ prolapse quantification in the assessment of anterior and apical compartments of pelvic organ prolapse
Toqa El-Gohary,
Soha T. Hamed,
Hatem Mohamed El-Azizi
et al.
Abstract:Background
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a gynecological disease significantly associated with older age. A higher prevalence of women with symptomatic POP showed physical and emotional distress, negatively affecting their quality of life (QoL). The most widespread tool used is the prolapse quantification system (POP-Q) of the International Continence Society (ICS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of ultrasound (U/S) compared to POP-Q for the detection and quantification of POP … Show more
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