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Quantification of Levator Ani Hiatus Enlargement by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Males and Females with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Published on: April 17, 2019
Determinants of vagina by computed tomography in Korean women
Min Jeong Kim1, Myung Shin Kim, In Yang Park
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
Introduction And Hypothesis:
The purpose of this study was to determine the interrelations of the total vaginal length (TVL), total vaginal thickness (TVT), and total vaginal width (TVW), as measured by CT, and age, height, weight, and mode of delivery in Korean women.
Methods:
One hundred eighty-five women were evaluated by between 2006 and 2008. To assure objectivity, two doctors measured the TVL, TVT, and TVW twice in the CT sagittal view.
Results:
When the women were stratified into age groups, there were no statistical differences in TVL and TVT, but there was a meaningful statistical difference in TVW. Parity did not have a statistically significant effect on the TVL and TVT; however, the TVW in the NSD group was significantly greater than that in the C-sec group.
Conclusions:
Parity, age, height, and weight are not associated with differences in baseline dimensions of the vagina, but the TVW is related to age and mode of delivery in Korea women.
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