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Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders pp 165–186Cite as

Surgery and Clinical Imaging for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide the radiologist interested in pelvic floor imaging with a surgical perspective of pelvic floor dysfunction. Although individual surgeons may have different reasons for requesting imaging studies, the basic question to be answered remains the same: the preoperative identifi cation of all surgically treatable prolapse and pelvic floor dysfunction. It is estimated that 11.1% of women will undergo a single operation for pelvic floor dysfunction in their lifetime. Nearly 30% of these patients will require a second operation (Olsen et al. 1997). Projections over the next 30 years show the at-risk population will increase by 22%, but the demand for care will increase by 45%, reflecting a higher number of visits for patients as they age (Luber 2001). Improving the care of these patients has major implications for health-care systems.

Keywords

  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Obstet Gynecol
  • Vaginal Wall
  • Anterior Vaginal Wall
  • Vaginal Vault

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    Douglass S. Hale MD, FACOG, FACS (Director Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Associate Clinical Professor)

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Hale, D.S. (2008). Surgery and Clinical Imaging for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. In: Imaging Pelvic Floor Disorders. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71968-7_12

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