The anatomic structures in the female that prevent incontinence and genital organ prolapse
on increases in abdominal pressure during daily activities include sphincteric and …

The development of novel, less invasive therapies for stress urinary incontinence in women
requires a thorough knowledge of the relationship between the pathophysiology of …

The second part of the Consensus Statement of the Italian Association of Hospital
Gastroenterologists and Italian Society of Colo-Rectal Surgery reports on the treatment of …

The female pelvis is a complex anatomical region comprising the pelvic organs, muscles,
neurovascular supplies, and fasciae. The anatomy of the pelvic floor and its fascial …

Obesity is a growing condition within society, more patients who have underlying obesity are
seeking help more patients who have underlying obesity are seeking help with Lower …

Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of a new technique using Atrium
polypropylene mesh (Atrium, Hudson, New Hampshire, USA) as an overlay graft for repair of …

Pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence, are
debilitating conditions that result in surgery in 1 of 9 women. 1 They arise because of injuries …

OBJECTIVE: To use a biomechanical model to explore how impairment of the pubovisceral
portion of the levator ani muscle, the apical vaginal suspension complex, or both might …

Pelvic floor dysfunction is a hidden problem with a magnitude unknown to many. Statistics
show that one in every ten women will have pelvic floor dysfunction so severe that it will …

Objective To establish the long term effects of obstetric anal sphincter rupture. Design
Prospective observational study. Setting University hospital in Sweden. Population Eighty …