Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess and trend fears surrounding elective surgery and office procedures in benign gynecologic and urogynecologic patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.MethodsThis was a multicenter, …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are (1) to estimate the incidence of midurethral sling revision/removal in women with preexisting pain diagnoses versus those without these diagnoses and (2) to describe associations between numbers …

ImportanceSymptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, and urinary leakage are characteristic of overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome. However, frequency and urgency symptoms are also present in most patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain…

IMPORTANCE: There is conflicting evidence regarding predictive factors for bladder perforation during retropubic midurethral sling (R-MUS) placement and lack of evidence to support adoption of techniques to minimize such injury. OBJECTIVES…

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine factors associated with performance of concomitant apical support procedures (ASPs) with benign hysterectomy at a regional medical system.MethodsBenign hysterectomies performed within 1 …

ObjectivesInterstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) comprises at least 2 phenotypes. Bladder centric patients typically demonstrate low bladder capacity (BC), often with Hunner lesion (HL), whereas non-bladder-centric patients ty…

ObjectivesThis review aims to (1) describe evidence supporting the fallopian tube as a site of high-grade serous carcinoma, (2) review literature regarding salpingectomy in high- and average-risk women, and (3) discuss feasibility and safet…

ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to evaluate the association of preoperative pelvic pain with operative characteristics and the association of patient and operative characteristics with postoperative pain.MethodsThis is a retrospective…

ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to determine the efficacy of phenazopyridine when used intraoperatively to assess ureteral patency and to investigate factors that may influence its efficacy.MethodsThis is a retrospective chart review …

ObjectivesTo describe a case presentation and perform a review of the literature on vesicosalpingo fistulas.MethodsAn otherwise healthy 32 year-old patient was referred to urology with symptoms of persistent abdominal bloating and urine lea…

ObjectivesRectovaginal fistulae (RVFs) are often debilitating and there are no established treatment algorithms. We sought to describe current diagnosis and management strategies for RVFs across the United States.MethodsThis institutional r…

ObjectivesUrological chronic pelvic pain syndrome includes interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS), a chronic bladder pain condition of unknown etiology. Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome can co-occur with a num…

ObjectivesVesicovaginal fistulae (VVF) are the most commonly acquired fistulae of the urinary tract, but we lack a standardized algorithm for their management. The purpose of this multicenter study was to describe practice patterns and trea…

ObjectivesThe LOXL1 (lysyl oxidase-like 1) gene encodes a copper-dependent monoamine oxidase that catalyzes the deamination of a lysine residue in the cross-linking of tropoelastin monomers to form elastin. LOXL1-KO mice do not deposit norm…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of women who have had a hysterectomy and to assess the association of a past hysterectomy on current urologic symptoms. METHODS: The Boston Area Community Health (BACH) survey is a random sample o…

BACKGROUND: Participants in the multi-center, randomized Total or Supracervical Hysterectomy (TOSH) trial showed within-group improvement in pelvic floor symptoms 2 years post-surgery and no differences between supracervical (SCH) versus to…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and incidence of urinary incontinence (UI) in a diverse cohort of women presenting with noncancerous gynecologic conditions and to assess factors associated with UI prevalence and incidence. METHODS: W…