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The Prolapse Quality of Life Questionnaire can be Used to Assess Urinary Storage Conditions in Patients Undergoing
Kenji Kuroda1, Koetsu Hamamoto1, Kazuki Kawamura1
1Department of Urology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
Objectives:
Patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) tend to have urinary storage symptoms. The prolapse quality of life questionnaire (P-QOL) is used to assess POP-related symptoms. However, whether the P-QOL can evaluate storage conditions before and after POP surgery remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate whether the P-QOL could be used to assess storage dysfunction in patients with POP undergoing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC).
Materials And Methods:
Ninety-seven patients who underwent LSC at our institution were enrolled in this study. The correlation between the selected P-QOL component question scores and the overactive bladder symptom score (OABSS) was evaluated. Differences in the selected P-QOL component question scores between the OABSS ≥3 and ≤2 groups were compared before and after surgery. The changes in the postvoid residual urine volume (PVR), selected P-QOL component question scores, and OABSS were also examined.
Results:
Spearman's correlation coefficient by rank test between the total selected P-QOL component question scores and OABSS revealed significant correlations before and after surgery. The box plots also showed a significant difference in the total selected P-QOL component question scores between the OABSS ≥3 and ≤2 groups before and after surgery. The PVR, selected P-QOL component question scores, and OABSS were significantly decreased after surgery compared with those before surgery.
Conclusion:
The specific P-QOL component question scores could function as a substitute for the OABSS in patients with POP undergoing LSC. These scores may provide relatively accurate insights into the storage conditions before and after LSC.
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