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- Title
Magnetic resonance assessment of pelvic anatomy and pelvic floor disorders after childbirth.
- Authors
Mark Lockhart; Kimberly Kenton; Catherine Bradley; Julia Fielding; Geoffrey Cundiff; Caryl Salomon; Christiane Hakim; Wen Ye; Holly Richter
- Abstract
Abstract To compare pelvic anatomy, using magnetic resonance imaging, between postpartum women with or without pelvic floor disorders. We measured postpartum bony and soft tissue pelvic dimensions in 246 primiparas, 6–12-months postpartum. Anatomy was compared between women with and without urinary or fecal incontinence, or pelvic organ prolapse; P P = 0.005). Urinary incontinence was marginally associated with a wider intertuberous diameter (P = 0.017) and pelvic arch (P = 0.017). There were no significant differences in pelvimetry measures between women with and without prolapse (e.g., vaginal or cervical descent to or beyond the hymen). We did not detect meaningful differences in soft tissue dimensions for women with and without these pelvic floor disorders. Dimensions of the bony pelvis do not differ substantially between primiparous women with and without postpartum urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence and prolapse.
- Subjects
URINATION disorders; URINARY incontinence; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; FECAL incontinence
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2009, Vol 20, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article