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An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

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Haylen, BT; Maher, CF; Barber, MD; Camargo, S; Dandolu, V; Digesu, A; Goldman, HB; Huser, M; Milani, AL; Moran, PA; Schaer, GN; Withagen, MIJ
Published in: Int Urogynecol J
April 2016

INTRODUCTION: The terminology for female pelvic floor prolapse (POP) should be defined and organized in a clinically-based consensus Report. METHODS: This Report combines the input of members of two International Organizations, the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) and the International Continence Society (ICS), assisted at intervals by external referees. Appropriate core clinical categories and a sub-classification were developed to give a coding to definitions. An extensive process of fourteen rounds of internal and external review was involved to exhaustively examine each definition, with decision-making by collective opinion (consensus). RESULTS: A Terminology Report for female POP, encompassing over 230 separate definitions, has been developed. It is clinically-based with the most common diagnoses defined. Clarity and user-friendliness have been key aims to make it interpretable by practitioners and trainees in all the different specialty groups involved in female pelvic floor dysfunction and POP. Female-specific imaging (ultrasound, radiology and MRI) and conservative and surgical managements are major additions and appropriate figures have been included to supplement and clarify the text. Emerging concepts and measurements, in use in the literature and offering further research potential, but requiring further validation, have been included as an appendix. Interval (5-10 year) review is anticipated to keep the document updated and as widely acceptable as possible. CONCLUSION: A consensus-based Terminology Report for female POP has been produced to aid clinical practice and research.

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Published In

Int Urogynecol J

DOI

EISSN

1433-3023

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

655 / 684

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Societies, Medical
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Humans
  • Gynecology
  • Female
  • Consensus
 

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Haylen, B. T., Maher, C. F., Barber, M. D., Camargo, S., Dandolu, V., Digesu, A., … Withagen, M. I. J. (2016). An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Int Urogynecol J, 27(4), 655–684. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-016-3003-y
Haylen, Bernard T., Christopher F. Maher, Matthew D. Barber, Sérgio Camargo, Vani Dandolu, Alex Digesu, Howard B. Goldman, et al. “An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).Int Urogynecol J 27, no. 4 (April 2016): 655–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-016-3003-y.
Haylen BT, Maher CF, Barber MD, Camargo S, Dandolu V, Digesu A, et al. An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Apr;27(4):655–84.
Haylen, Bernard T., et al. “An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP).Int Urogynecol J, vol. 27, no. 4, Apr. 2016, pp. 655–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00192-016-3003-y.
Haylen BT, Maher CF, Barber MD, Camargo S, Dandolu V, Digesu A, Goldman HB, Huser M, Milani AL, Moran PA, Schaer GN, Withagen MIJ. An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Apr;27(4):655–684.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int Urogynecol J

DOI

EISSN

1433-3023

Publication Date

April 2016

Volume

27

Issue

4

Start / End Page

655 / 684

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Societies, Medical
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Humans
  • Gynecology
  • Female
  • Consensus