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The Association Of Symptoms Of Overactive Bladder With Pelvic Organ Prolapse And Its Improvement After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Saida Abrar, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Nida Zahid
The Association Of Symptoms Of Overactive Bladder With Pelvic Organ Prolapse And Its Improvement After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Saida Abrar, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Nida Zahid
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Objectives: This study asseses the association of overactive bladder symptoms and pelvic organ prolapse severity and evaluates the effect of pelvic reconstructive surgery on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). It also looks into any pre and post-operative factors responsible for persistent postoperative OAB symptoms.
Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between 1st January 2014 and 31st December 2018. In this study women presenting with POP and concommitent OAB who underwent surgery for site specific defects, measured using Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) staging system. OAB …