Open AccessMechanisms of hiatus failure in prolapse: a multifaceted evaluation
Author(s) -
Emily English,
Luyun Chen,
Anne G. Sammarco,
Giselle Kolenic,
Wenjin Cheng,
James A. AshtonMiller,
John O.L. DeLancey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international urogynecology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1433-3023
pISSN - 0937-3462
DOI - 10.1007/s00192-020-04651-4
Subject(s) - medicine , hiatus , pelvic floor , contraction (grammar) , surgery , anatomy , urology , philosophy , linguistics
We investigated whether factors influencing pelvic floor hiatal closure are inter-related or independent, hypothesizing that (1) hiatus size is moderately correlated with levator defect, pelvic floor muscle strength, and change in hiatus size with contraction and (2) urogenital hiatus (UGH) and levator hiatus (LH) measures are similar in patients with anterior wall (AW) and posterior wall (PW) prolapse.