Recurrence of Anterior Vaginal Prolapse After Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Does Cervical Preservation Affect Outcome?

Importance: Anterior vaginal prolapse (AVP) is the most common site of recurrence after sacrocolpopexy (SCP). Supracervical hysterectomy helps to prevent mesh exposure, but it is unclear if cervical preservation (CP) affects adequate reduction of AVP.

Objective: Our primary objective was to determine the difference in AVP recurrence rates in patients who have undergone SCP with or without CP.

Readability and quality of Wikipedia articles on pelvic floor disorders.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study is aimed at evaluating the readability and quality of Wikipedia articles on pelvic floor disorders (PFD) and comparing their content with International Urogynecological Association patient education leaflets.

Methods: Readability was assessed using six different readability scales, including the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Index, which is considered superior for scoring healthcare information. Quality was assessed by three female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellows using the modified DISCERN instrument.

Antibiotic regimen and route of administration do not alter rates of urinary tract infection after intravesical botulinum toxin injection for overactive bladder.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Guidelines vary on antibiotic prophylaxis for onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) treatment for overactive bladder (OAB). Our primary objective was to determine whether any prophylactic regimen is more effective in preventing urinary tract infection (UTI) after Botox. The secondary objective was to identify prophylactic practice patterns among female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) providers of different training backgrounds as well as general urologists.

Trends in single women with malignancy of the uterine cervix in United States.

Objective: To examine trends and characteristics of single women with malignancy of the uterine cervix.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study examining the United States population-based tumor registry (the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program). Time-specific trends in single marital status were examined in 3,294,208 women among 12 common female malignancies including 87,151 women with uterine cervical malignancy between 1973 and 2013.

Intrauterine Manipulator Use During Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy and Risk of Lymphovascular Space Invasion in Endometrial Cancer.

Objective: This study aimed to examine an association between intrauterine manipulator (IUM) use and frequency of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in women with endometrial cancer undergoing minimally invasive hysterectomy.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was conducted among stage I-IV endometrial cancer patients who underwent hysterectomy between 2008 and 2015. Medical records were reviewed for patient demographics, surgical details, and tumor characteristics.

Single Marital Status and Infectious Mortality in Women With Cervical Cancer in the United States.

Objective: Unmarried status including single marital status is associated with increased mortality in women bearing malignancy. Infectious disease weights a significant proportion of mortality in patients with malignancy. Here, we examined an association of single marital status and infectious mortality in cervical cancer.