Publications by authors named "Cassandra L Carberry"

Introduction And Hypothesis: This manuscript from Chapter 2 of the International Urogynecology Consultation (IUC) on Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) reviews the literature involving the clinical evaluation of a patient with POP and associated bladder and bowel dysfunction.

Methods: An international group of 11 clinicians performed a search of the literature using pre-specified search MESH terms in PubMed and Embase databases (January 2000 to August 2020). Publications were eliminated if not relevant to the clinical evaluation of patients or did not include clear definitions of POP.

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Importance: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments measure the patient's perspective. It is unclear whether commonly used PRO measures were tested in populations that had racial and ethnic distributions comparable with those reported in U.S.

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Purpose Of Review: This article provides an update on the use of cystoscopy at the time of prolapse and incontinence surgery.

Recent Findings: Iatrogenic lower urinary tract injury is a known complication of antiincontinence procedures and surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse. Intraoperative cystoscopy improves detection of lower urinary tract injuries in women undergoing pelvic floor surgery.

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Injury to the urinary tract is a known risk of surgical repair of anterior and apical pelvic organ prolapse. Cystoscopy at the time of surgical prolapse repair is a low-risk procedure that can identify genitourinary tract injury by inspecting the bladder and urethra as well as by visualizing the ureters and ureteral efflux. There are several techniques to assist with visualization of ureteral efflux.

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Introduction And Hypothesis: This study evaluates the effect of baseline pelvic organ prolapse (POP) severity on improvement in overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms after pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of women with POP and OAB who underwent surgical correction of symptomatic apical and/or anterior POP. OAB was defined as an affirmative response to item #15 (urinary frequency) and/or item #16 (urge incontinence) of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI).

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Objective: To assess surgeon practice patterns for antibiotic prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery.

Methods: A survey was distributed at the 2011 annual scientific meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons regarding antibiotic prophylaxis practices.

Results: The response rate was 51%.

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Article Synopsis
  • The aging population, especially women over 65, is increasing the need for treatments like colpocleisis for pelvic organ prolapse, especially in those who do not want sexual function.
  • Colpocleisis offers benefits such as shorter surgery time, fewer complications, and the possibility of local anesthesia.
  • In a case report, a 95-year-old woman faced serious complications after colpocleisis, highlighting the importance of preoperative evaluations to potentially reduce risks like pyometra and its associated complications.
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