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  • Urology
  • Gynecology
  • Female Pelvic Medicine

Background:

  • Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery aims to correct anatomical defects.
  • The impact of POP surgery on bladder function, particularly stress urinary incontinence (SUI), requires careful consideration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effects of pelvic organ prolapse surgery on bladder function.
  • To assess the incidence of de novo and resolution of pre-existing stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and overactive bladder symptoms post-surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of English-language literature up to January 2012 from PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane databases.
  • Evidence classification based on study design (Level 1-4) and Oxford grading system for recommendations (Grade A-D).

Main Results:

  • Anterior repair for prolapse has lower de novo SUI rates than mesh procedures (Grade A).
  • Continence surgery during POP surgery reduces postoperative SUI in women with occult SUI (Grade A) and those with SUI symptoms (Grade B).
  • Preoperative overactive bladder may resolve in 40% of patients, with 12% developing de novo overactive bladder; voiding dysfunction conclusions are inconclusive.

Conclusions:

  • Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and occult SUI should be addressed concurrently with pelvic organ prolapse surgery.
  • Prophylactic colposuspension during sacral colpopexy for continent women lacks clear evidence (Grade C).