Open AccessOutcomes of Vaginal Prolapse Surgery Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Karyn S. Eilber,
Marianna Alperin,
Aqsa Khan,
Ning Wu,
Chris L. Pashos,
J. Quentin Clemens,
Jennifer T. Anger
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0b013e3182a8a5e4
Subject(s) - medicine , uterine prolapse , gynecology , obstetrics
Recurrent pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has been attributed to many factors, one of which is lack of vaginal apical support. To assess the role of vaginal apical support and POP, we analyzed a national dataset to compare long-term reoperation rates after prolapse surgery performed with and without apical support.
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