Do overactive bladder symptoms improve after repair of anterior vaginal wall prolapse?

G. Alessandro Digesu; Stefano Salvatore; Charlotte Chaliha; Stavros Athanasiou; Rodolfo Milani; Vik Khullar

doi:10.1007/s00192-007-0375-z

Do overactive bladder symptoms improve after repair of anterior vaginal wall prolapse?

G. Alessandro Digesu, Stefano Salvatore, Charlotte Chaliha, Stavros Athanasiou, Rodolfo Milani, Vik Khullar

IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele

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Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the changes of overactive bladder symptoms to anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair. Ninety-three consecutive women with symptomatic anterior vaginal wall prolapse ≥ stage II and coexistent overactive bladder symptoms were prospectively studied using a urinalysis, urodynamics, King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ), Prolapse Quality of Life (P-QOL) questionnaire and pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) system before and 1 year after surgery. All women underwent a standard fascial anterior repair. Postoperatively, urinary frequency, urgency and urge incontinence disappeared in 60, 70 and 82% of women respectively (p value

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1439-1443
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-007-0375-z
Publication status	Published - Dec 2007

Keywords

Anterior vaginal repair
Lower urinary tract symptoms
Overactive bladder
Urodynamics
Vaginal prolapse
Women

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Urology
Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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Do overactive bladder symptoms improve after repair of anterior vaginal wall prolapse? / Digesu, G. Alessandro; Salvatore, Stefano; Chaliha, Charlotte; Athanasiou, Stavros; Milani, Rodolfo; Khullar, Vik.

In: International Urogynecology Journal and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Vol. 18, No. 12, 12.2007, p. 1439-1443.

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