The Importance of using 3D Ultrasound During Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery in Relation to Pre- and Post-Operative Quality of Life Questionnaires.

The Importance of using 3D Ultrasound During Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery in Relation to Pre- and Post-Operative Quality of Life Questionnaires.

David, M;Catala, L;Lefebvre, C;Descamp, Ph;Legendre, G;
journal of gynecology obstetrics and human reproduction 2020 pp. 101682
255
david2020thejournal

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the interest of three-dimensional ultrasound perineal in the measurement of the levator hiatus area as an objective reflection of the surgical correction of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Our hypothesis is that POP surgery decreases the size of the levator hiatus area.A longitudinal and prospective study was conducted between April and July 2017 in the Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics at University Hospital of Angers. Surgery was performed either by laparoscopy (sacrocolpopexy) or vaginal surgery (with or without the use of mesh). All patients were handed an information letter and signed an informed consent before being included in the study. A questionnaire was fullfilled before and one month after surgery. A clinical evaluation using the simplified POP-Q classification and a perineal 3D ultrasound were carried out before and after surgery by the same professional. The levator hiatus area was assessed before and after surgery in order to evaluate the impact of surgery on the levator hiatus area. Simplified POP-Q measurements and responses to PFDI-20 and PFDI-7 questionnaires were also collected.A total of 18 patients were included in the study and four were excluded. Seven underwent laparoscopic surgery and seven underwent vaginal surgery. The levator hiatus area decreased substantially from 20.87 to 16.55 cm on mean (p = 0.0001) at rest. Regarding patient satisfaction, the PFDI-20 score improved after surgery from 89.36 to 37.87 on mean (p = 0.006), but the PFIQ-7 score did not reveal any significant changes (p = 0.096). For the clinical examination, we used the simplified POP-Q with Ba measurement from 2.3 to -1.92 cm (p = 0.005) or Bp from -1.5 to -2.46 cm, which is not a significant change (p = 0.14). Points C (or D in cases with a history of hysterectomy) changed from -3.1 to -6.15 cm (p = 0.03).The levator hiatus area seems to decrease after POP surgery. 3D ultrasound seems a new and complementary procedure that allowed to evaluate objectively the levator hiatus area and thus the clinical findings of the surgery.

Citation

ID: 79697
Ref Key: david2020thejournal
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
79697
Unique Identifier:
S2468-7847(20)30003-9
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet