Implementation of a new procedure: laparoscopic versus robotic sacrocolpopexy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the implementation process and the learning curves of laparoscopic and robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC and RSC, respectively) for vaginal apex prolapse.

Methods: A retrospective study of the first 40 LSC and first 40 RSC procedures performed at one medical center. The primary outcomes were intraoperative bleeding, operative time, and hospitalization.

Alterations of heart rate variability in women with overactive bladder syndrome.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Our objective was to compare autonomic nervous system function between women with an overactive bladder (OAB) and control participants during regulated bladder filling.

Methods: Twenty-four women, nine with OAB and 15 without (control), were instructed to drink 1.5 l of water at a rate of 250 ml every 5 min during continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring.

Is mesh becoming more popular? Dilemmas in urogynecology: a national survey.

The use of vaginal mesh in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair surgery has become more common in recent years. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the common practice of Israeli urogynecologists, and to determine whether surgical practice has changed over the last two years. Methods.