Practical Application of Ultrasound in the Assessment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Tse, Vincent; Chan, Lewis

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04310-4_6

Vincent Tse MBBS, MS, FRACS⁵ &
Lewis Chan MBBS(Hons), FRACS, DDU⁵

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The transperineal (translabial) approach to pelvic floor ultrasound allows for an easy, non-invasive method of imaging the three compartments of the pelvic floor. Furthermore, there is little distortion of anatomy and patient discomfort because the transducer is placed externally. Slings and synthetic meshes are easily visible as echogenic structures on ultrasound and transperineal imaging allows for good functional imaging assessment especially in patients with complex pelvic organ prolapse. This chapter covers the application of 2D pelvic floor ultrasound in the assessment of pelvic organ prolapse in routine clinical practice.

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Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Vincent Tse MBBS, MS, FRACS & Lewis Chan MBBS(Hons), FRACS, DDU

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Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lewis Chan
Department of Urology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Vincent Tse
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stephanie The
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Peter Stewart

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Tse, V., Chan, L. (2015). Practical Application of Ultrasound in the Assessment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. In: Chan, L., Tse, V., The, S., Stewart, P. (eds) Pelvic Floor Ultrasound. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04310-4_6

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