Transvaginal Paravaginal Native Tissue Anterior Repair Technique: Initial Outcomes.

Objective: To present the surgical technique and initial outcomes for a novel lattice-work technique, developed to increase the durability of the native tissue repair.

Methods/ Materials: All patients undergoing transvaginal anterior prolapse repair with a single surgeon with at least 30 days of follow-up were prospectively enrolled starting in 2017. All patients received the same repair (Fig.

Migrated Mesh Plug Masquerading as a Bladder Tumor.

The purpose of this case presentation is to demonstrate how erosion of mesh into the bladder can initially present with the same symptoms as bladder malignancy. A 62-year-old Hispanic male presented with 2 years of hematuria along with imaging concerning for a bladder tumor. The patient underwent cystoscopy with biopsy of a lesion at the anterior bladder.

Health Care Disparities Among English-Speaking and Spanish-Speaking Women With Pelvic Organ Prolapse at Public and Private Hospitals: What Are the Barriers?

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare perceptions and barriers between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking women in public and private hospitals being treated for pelvic organ prolapse (POP).

Methods: Eight focus groups, 4 in English and 4 in Spanish, were conducted at 3 institutions with care in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery. Standardized questions were asked regarding patients' emotions to when they initially noticed the POP, if they sought family support, and their response to the diagnosis and treatment.

Misconceptions and miscommunication among Spanish-speaking and English-speaking women with pelvic organ prolapse.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Limited data exist on women's experience with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) symptoms. We aimed to describe factors that prevent disease understanding among Spanish-speaking and English-speaking women.

Methods: Women with POP were recruited from female urology and urogynecology clinics in Los Angeles, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Prevalence and correlates of urinary incontinence among older community-dwelling women.

Objectives: As the aging population in the United States grows, the investigation of urinary incontinence (UI) issues becomes increasingly important, especially among women. Using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), we sought to determine the prevalence and correlates of UI among an ethnically diverse population of older community-dwelling women.

Methods: A total of 5374 female Californians aged 65 years or older participated in a population-based, cross-sectional random-digit-dialing telephone survey.

Pelvic organ prolapse: a disease of silence and shame.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to better understand women's experience with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and to compare this experience between English-speaking and Spanish-speaking women.

Methods: Women with POP were recruited from female urology and urogynecology clinics. Eight focus groups of 6 to 8 women each were assembled-4 groups in English and 4 in Spanish.

Quality-of-care indicators for pelvic organ prolapse: development of an infrastructure for quality assessment.

Introduction And Hypothesis: A paucity of data exists addressing the quality of care provided to women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). We sought to develop a means of measuring this quality through the development of quality-of-care indicators (QIs).

Methods: QIs were modeled after those previously described in the Assessing the Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) project.

Communication barriers among Spanish-speaking women with pelvic floor disorders: lost in translation?

Objectives: The purpose of our study was to evaluate barriers in communication and disease understanding among office staff and interpreters when communicating with Spanish-speaking women with pelvic floor disorders.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative study to evaluate barriers to communication with Spanish-speaking women with pelvic floor disorders among office staff and interpreters. Sixteen office staff and interpreters were interviewed; interview questions focused on experiences with Spanish-speaking patients with pelvic floor disorders in the clinic setting.

The pessary process: Spanish-speaking Latinas' experience.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Little is known about women's experience with conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse. We sought to understand the experiences of Spanish-speaking women who choose a pessary.

Methods: Spanish-speaking women from a urogynecological pessary clinic were recruited for this study.

Patients' understanding of pelvic floor disorders: what women want to know.

Objective: To assess the effect of initial visit with a specialist on disease understanding in women with pelvic floor disorders.

Methods: Women with referrals or chief complaints suggestive of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse were recruited from an academic urology clinic. The patients completed a Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults and scripted interview sessions before and after a physician encounter.

Patterns of management of urethral stricture disease in the Veterans Affairs system.

Objectives: To describe the number of urethral dilations, urethrotomies, and urethroplasties performed on men with a diagnosis of urethral stricture disease seeking care in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system in southern California and southern Nevada over a 5-year period. To date, few health services research studies have evaluated patterns of care for urethral stricture disease using national datasets.

Methods: We analyzed stricture treatment for male veterans with an ICD-9 diagnosis code for urethral stricture in the National Patient Care Database (NPCD).