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Predictors for overactive bladder symptoms after pelvic organ prolapse surgery
Tiny A de Boer1, Mark E Vierhout
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. T.deBoer@obgyn.umcn.nl
Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology
|August 13, 2011
Summary
Predicting overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms after pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery remains challenging. Current research offers conflicting results, making it difficult to reliably forecast OAB outcomes post-POP surgery.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Gynecology
- Pelvic Health
Background:
- Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms are common in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
- Pelvic organ prolapse surgery is often performed to address POP, with potential impacts on OAB symptoms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the predictors of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms following pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of studies investigating predictors for OAB symptoms after POP surgery.
- Analysis of multivariate studies considering various influencing factors.
Main Results:
- Improvement in OAB symptoms is generally expected after POP surgery, but predictors are unclear and sometimes contradictory.
- Factors like preoperative detrusor overactivity, detrusor opening pressure, and maximum flow rate may play a role.
- Absence of bothersome OAB preoperatively predicts its absence post-surgery, though individual OAB symptoms have different predictors.
Conclusions:
- Current evidence is inconclusive regarding reliable predictors for OAB after POP surgery.
- Further research is essential to identify definitive predictors for OAB outcomes post-POP surgery.
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