Melissa R. Kaufman

ORCID: 0000-0001-7302-8643 · 5 papers in corpus
guideline 2024
A Treatment Algorithm for High-Tone Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005536

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for management of high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD). High-tone pelvic floor dysfunction is a neuromuscular disorder of the pelvic floor characterized …

2024
Peritoneal neovagina with uterine anastamosis: a novel single surgery approach
·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2024.02.216
observational 2023
Myofascial urinary frequency syndrome is a novel syndrome of bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms associated with myofascial pelvic floor dysfunction
Scientific reports ·doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44862-5

This study describes a novel, distinct phenotype of urinary symptoms named "myofascial urinary frequency syndrome" (MUFS) present in one-third of individuals presenting with urinary frequency. In addition to a characteristic symptom constel…

case-report 2020
Conservative management of bladder endometriosis with acute renal failure
Urology case reports ·doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101263

Endometriosis involving the bladder is rare, but generally has a severe presentation with prominent lower urinary tract symptoms and can progress to renal failure. As endometriosis has a significant effect on quality of life and fertility, …

observational 2018
Painful Bladder Symptoms Related to Somatic Syndromes in a Convenience Sample of Community Women with Overactive Bladder Symptoms
The Journal of urology ·doi:10.1016/j.juro.2018.06.070

PURPOSE: We investigated the relationship of painful bladder filling and urinary urgency to somatic and chronic pain symptoms in women with overactive bladder without an interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome diagnosis. MATERIALS AND …