Postoperative urinary retention following vaginal mesh procedures for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective of the study was to assess vaginal mesh procedures and patient characteristics that are associated with postoperative urinary retention (PUR) following pelvic reconstructive surgery.

Methods: The charts of 142 patients who underwent transvaginal reconstructive surgery with mesh were included in the analysis. Primary outcome was the incidence of PUR following surgery with mesh.

Urodynamic testing and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.

Introduction And Hypothesis: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between symptom severity in interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, urodynamic testing (UDT), and cystoscopy.

Methods: Charts of subjects who underwent cystoscopy and bladder overdistention (BOD) from January 2006 to July 2007 were reviewed for data points, questionnaires, UDT, and BOD findings. The independent T test and Mann-Whitney U test were performed between questionnaires, urodynamic data, and cystoscopic findings.