Mesenchymal stem cell-based bioengineered constructs: foreign body response, cross-talk with macrophages and impact of biomaterial design strategies for pelvic …

S Mukherjee, S Darzi, K Paul… - Interface …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
An excessive foreign body response (FBR) has contributed to the adverse events associated
with polypropylene mesh usage for augmenting pelvic organ prolapse surgery …

Cervical stitch (cerclage) in combination with other treatments for preventing spontaneous preterm birth in singleton pregnancies

GU Eleje, AC Eke, JI Ikechebelu… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Preterm birth (PTB) remains the foremost global cause of perinatal morbidity
and mortality. Thus, the prevention of spontaneous PTB still remains of critical importance. In …

Timing of office-based pessary care: a randomized controlled trial

K Propst, C Mellen, DM O'Sullivan… - Obstetrics & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of pessary visit intervals on development of vaginal
epithelial abnormalities. METHODS: We conducted a randomized, noninferiority trial of office …

Various approaches and treatments for pelvic organ prolapse in women

SH Chung, WB Kim - Journal of Menopausal Medicine, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is bulging of one or more of the pelvic organs into the vagina
and triggered by multiple causes. It is a very common disorder, especially among older …

A randomized controlled study comparing the objective efficacy and safety of a novel self-inserted disposable vaginal prolapse device and existing ring pessaries

E Ziv, T Erlich - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction ProVate is a novel, disposable, collapsible self-inserted vaginal device for the
nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We assessed possible vaginal …

Effectiveness of ring pessaries versus vaginal hysterectomy for advanced pelvic organ prolapse. A cohort study

A Miceli, JL Dueñas-Diez - International Urogynecology Journal, 2019 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the ring pessary
compared with surgery as a primary treatment for advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in …

Effect of pessary cleaning and optimal time interval for follow-up: a prospective cohort study

SD Thys, RA Hakvoort, J Asseler, AL Milani… - International …, 2020 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of
routine follow-up visits for pessary cleaning, the effect of extended time intervals between …

Quality of life and vaginal symptoms of postmenopausal women using pessary for pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective study

SCA Coelho, M Marangoni-Junior, LGO Brito… - Revista da Associação …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The use of pessary is an option for the conservative treatment of
pelvic organ prolapse (POP). However, here are few studies assess the quality of life (QoL) …

Effectiveness of a continuous-use ring-shaped vaginal pessary without support for advanced pelvic organ prolapse in postmenopausal women

JL Dueñas, A Miceli - International urogynecology journal, 2018 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis There is considerable variation in the clinical management of
pessaries. This study was aimed at exploring the efficacy of the continuous use of ring …

Diagnostic value of dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (DMRI) of the pelvic floor in genital prolapses

A Gilyadova, A Ishchenko, E Puchkova, E Mershina… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pelvic organ prolapse is a chronic disease resulting from a weakening of the
musculoskeletal apparatus of the pelvic organs. For the diagnosis of this pathology, it is …