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Triangles of paravaginal defects: Their relationship to prolapse and incontinence

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The concept is presented that a full-length detachment of the anterolateral vaginal wall from the coccygeus to the symphysis pubis forms three triangular shapes. These were found in 83 patients who had had surgery for significant cystoceles. The possible relationship of these triangles to the pathogenesis of cystocele, stress incontinence and vaginal prolapse is discussed.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LSU School of Medicine, 1501 Kingshighway, PO Box 33932, 71130-3932, Shreveport, LA, USA

    H. T. Huddleston, D. R. Dunnihoo & J. G. Lemieux

  2. Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, USA

    P. M. Huddleston

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  1. H. T. Huddleston
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  2. D. R. Dunnihoo
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  3. P. M. Huddleston
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  4. J. G. Lemieux
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This study was supported by the Dean's Student Summer Research Fund and The March of Dimes Foundation.

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Huddleston, H.T., Dunnihoo, D.R., Huddleston, P.M. et al. Triangles of paravaginal defects: Their relationship to prolapse and incontinence. Int Urogynecol J 5, 287–290 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376243

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