urogynae Flashcards
vaginal suture suspension is inferior to aSCP for which outcomes?
- overall objective failure
- objective apical failure
risk of mesh exposure with aSCP
2.7-3.4%
persisting up to 7 years postop
open aSCP vs. MIS SCP inferior for which outcomes?
- overall objective failure
- objective posterior failure
uterosacral ligament suspension vs. SSF has a higher risk of?
intraoperative ureteric injury
hysterectomy and suspension vs. hysteropexy were inferior for ?
objective posterior failure
hysterectomy + SCP vs. sacrohysteropexy showed a higher risk of?
mesh exposure
uterosacral ligament suspension fixation vs. SSF showed a lower risk of
short-term/transient buttock pain
POP is symptomatic in what proportion of women
3-6%
lifetime incidence of surgery for POP
12.6-19%
rate of reoperation for POP
30%
specificity of urodynamic testing
93%
women can be successfully fitted with a pessary up to ___%
75% of the time
pessary for pop relieves _____ in 70-90% of women
symptoms of bulging
pessaries relieve symptoms of pressure in ___%
29-49% of women
most common pessaries for POP
- ring pessary
- gellhorn
- cube
- donut
predictors for unsuccessful pessary fitting
A. short vagina <6cm
B. wide Introits >4 fingers
C. GH:TVL ratio >0.8
D. patient discomfort
E. age <65
F. hx of smoking
G. lower initial prolapse stage
H. previous vaginal surgery
what proportion of women required a second fitting with a gellhorn
about one third (29-35%)
factors that predict discontinuation of pessary use:
- posterior wall prolapse
- age <65
- UI
- discomfort
- expulsion
pessary for urinary incontinence - rate of use drops by…
drops to 55% by 6 months
by 1 year, overall continuation may be as low as 16%.
incidence of uterine prolapse in pregnancy
1/13 000 to 15 000 pregnancies
after placement of a ring pessary, what manoeuvre?
rotation quarter-turn in either direction to prevent foldable edge from being placed in front of the introitus
after placement of a ring pessary, patient should:
walk around in the clinic and perform activities such as squatting and the valsalva;
ensure they can void
after a successful pessary fitting, what follow-up?
2-4 weeks to see whether satisfied
how often to perform self-care of pessary
weekly to monthly according to preference
if unable to perform self-care of pessary, follow-up required?
3 monthly intervals
cube pessary requires removal and cleaning every
3 month
complication rate for pessary use overall
?11%
possibly as high as 73%
reported rates of devascularization with pessary use
2-9%
what can help with recalcitrant ulcerations (pessary use)
douching with 10% sucralfate suspension twice daily
rate of pessary expulsion
16.3%
pessary use - major complication rate
3% at 9 years
what PVR volume requires further investigations?
> 150ml (persistently)
indications for urodynamics
- complicated UI symptoms
- UI refractory to treatment
- prior incontinence procedures
- stage 3-4 prolapse
- conflicting Hx and physical
indications for cystoscopy (in UI)
- UI refractory to treatment
- continuous leakage
- persistent post-void dribbling
- hematuria