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Vaginal Surgery for Incontinence and Prolapse

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There is currently no consensus on how much evaluation is required or needed when surgically managing women with pelvic organ prolapse. However, most would agree that optimal treatment is contingent upon a thorough assessment of historical and physical exam findings and an understanding of the relationshipbetween pelvic prolapse and coexisting functional derangements. This assessment very commonly requires ancillary testing in the hope of objectifying the cause of the associated functional derangements (Figure 4.1).

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  1. Department of Urology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

    Philippe E. Zimmern MD, FACS (Professor of Urology, Jane and John Justin Distinguished Chair in Urology In honor of Claus Roehrborn, MD) (Professor of Urology, Jane and John Justin Distinguished Chair in Urology In honor of Claus Roehrborn, MD)

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    Peggy A. Norton MD, FACOG (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery)

  3. Urology Department, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France

    François Haab MD (Professor of Urology) (Professor of Urology)

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    Christopher C. R. Chapple BSc, MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU (Consultant Urological Surgeon) (Consultant Urological Surgeon)

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Silva, W.A., Karram, M.M. (2006). Prolapse. In: Zimmern, P.E., Norton, P.A., Haab, F., Chapple, C.C.R. (eds) Vaginal Surgery for Incontinence and Prolapse. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-346-8_4

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