scholarly journals “Locus minoris resistentiae” and connective tissue weakness in older women: a case report and literature review on pelvic organ prolapse with inguinal bladder hernia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Esber ◽  
A. Kopera ◽  
M. P. Radosa ◽  
I. B. Runnebaum ◽  
H. K. Mothes ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Conditions such as genital prolapse and hernia are known to be related to connective tissue dysfunction. In this report on cases of the rare simultaneous finding of large genital prolapse and post-prolapse repair female inguinal bladder hernia, we aim to contribute to the discussion of a possible clinical definition of connective tissue weakness, for its clinical assessment and preoperative patient counselling. Case presentation Three cases of medial third-grade (MIII, Aachen classification) inguinal bladder hernia developing or enlarging after successful stage-IV pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair at a university pelvic floor centre are presented. All patients were aged ≥ 80 years with long-standing postmenopausal status. One patient was followed for 5 years and two patients were followed for 6 months. In all patients, ultrasound revealed that the hernia sac contained the urinary bladder, which had herniated through the inguinal hernia orifice. A literature search revealed only one case report of direct female inguinal bladder hernia and few investigations of the simultaneous occurrence of POP and hernia in general. Conclusion The simultaneous occurrence of inguinal hernia and female POP can lead to bladder herniation following prolapse surgery in the sense of a “locus minoris resistentiae”. Clinical examination for simultaneous signs of connective tissue weakness and counselling prior to pelvic reconstructive surgery could help to increase patients’ compliance with further surgical treatment for hernia.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 399-403
Author(s):  
G Campagna ◽  
L Vacca ◽  
D Caramazza ◽  
G Panico ◽  
S Mastrovito ◽  
...  

Background: Marfan Syndrome (MS) is a dominantly inherited connective tissue disorder with consequences on the strength and resilience of connective tissues that may predispose to Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). Literature lacks studies investigating POP surgery in patients affected by MS that might help surgical management decisions. Objective: The objective of this paper is to describe the surgical procedure of laparoscopic sacral hysteropexy (LSHP) in a 37 years old woman affected by MS with symptomatic POP. Materials and Methods and main outcome measures: We performed a nerve-sparing laparoscopic sacral hysteropexy without complications and looked for anatomical and subjective outcomes. The patient completed The Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS), Pelvic Floor Disability Index (PFDI-20), and Wexner questionnaires preoperatively and postoperatively. Results: The patient stated a complete resolution of all POP related symptoms and there was a total correction of the descensus. Furthermore, no perioperative and postoperative complications were noted. Conclusions: LSHP could be an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of POP in women affected by MS and this case report is the first to describe a reconstructive procedure in this category of patients. What is new? The literature lacks studies investigating POP surgery in women with MS, that might help surgeons, thus we present this case to describe surgical and functional outcomes in this patient category, underlying the higher risk of complications and relapses related to the weakness of connective tissue. This case report may represent the basis of future studies to confirm the safety, efficacy and feasibility of LSHP and sacral colpopexy in patients with MS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
A. S. Ustyuzhina ◽  
M. A. Solodilova ◽  
A. V. Polonikov ◽  
S. P. Pakhomov ◽  
U. G. Shokirova

Introduction. Despite a long history of the disease, genital prolapse still have not been definitively solved. A relevance of pelvic organ prolapse in women has been increasing in recent years largely due to a change in the quality of life and desire to sustain their youth. The number of studies pinpointing the cause of the disease in connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) has been increasing annually.Aim: to conduct a systematic analysis and determine most common signs of CTD in women with genital prolapse.Materials and methods. CTD criteria and the relationship with genital prolapse were analyzed. The study was conducted using questionnaires and including clinical studies examining residents of the Belgorod region (135 women). The main group included 91 patients who had signs of pelvic organ prolapse, and control group consisted of 44 healthy women. CTD intensity score proposed by T.Yu. Smolnova et al. (2003) was used to assess signs of dysplasia in women examined allowing to build up three groups in which each symptom was evaluated as severity score.Results. Asthenic constitution was noted in high percentage of women suffering from genital prolapse (16.70 ± 0.38 %) compared with healthy women (2.30 ± 0.15 %; p = 0.016). Mild bruising, increased tissue bleeding tended to rise in main vs. control group (16.50 ± 0.37 % in main group and 0.0 in control group; p = 0.016). Signs of varicose veins and hemorrhoids requiring no surgical treatment were found in 33.00 ± 0.47 % and 4.50 ± 0.21 % in main vs. control group (p = 0.0002), respectively. Genital prolapse and hernia in first-line relatives were recorded in 9.90 ± 0.30 % in main group (p = 0.031), women without signs of prolapse did not indicate prolapse in close relatives.Conclusion. Asthenic constitution, hernias, varicose veins and hemorrhoids, female pelvic and hernial prolapse in close female relatives, a tendency to mild bruising, skeletal anomalies, elastosis skin were among common CTD signs in women with genital prolapse.


Author(s):  
М.С. Селихова ◽  
В.В. Скворцов ◽  
Г.В. Ершов ◽  
А.Г. Ершов ◽  
Г.И. Малякин

Одним из наиболее значимых факторов риска формирования опущений и выпадений внутренних половых органов являются заболевания соединительной ткани. Неуклонный рост числа женщин, страдающих пролапсом органов малого таза, привел к тому, что данная патология стала как медицинской, так и социально-экономической проблемой во многих странах. В то же время данные о роли недифференцированных дисплазий соединительной ткани в развитии пролапса органов малого таза и в формировании недостаточности тазового дна и возможности использования ее с целью прогнозирования данной патологии разноречивы. С целью определения взаимосвязи проявления недифференцированных дисплазий соединительной ткани с развитием пролапса органов малого таза был проведен ретроспективный анализ 157 историй болезни пациенток с пролапсом гениталий. У 27,39% пациенток были отмечены проявления дисплазий соединительной ткани. В 39,53% случаев было выявлено сочетание проявления недифференцированных дисплазий соединительной ткани с родовым травматизмом. У 16,28% от количества случаев с родовым травматизмом и пролапсом органов малого таза выявлены выраженные формы дисплазии соединительной ткани (варикозное расширение вен нижних конечностей, полипоз кишечника, пролапс митрального клапана), потребовавшие хирургической коррекция до беременности или после родов. Выявленная у каждой третьей пациентки, оперированной по поводу несостоятельности тазового дна, недифференцированная дисплазия соединительной ткани позволяет рассматривать ее как фактор риска развития пролапса органов малого таза, особенно в сочетании с травматизацией промежности в родах. Однако для оценки роли и значимости патологии соединительной ткани в прогнозировании формирования опущения и выпадения внутренних половых органов малого таза у женщин необходимы проспективные рандомизированные исследования. One of the most significant risk factors for the formation of internal genital organs is connective tissue diseases. The steady increase in the number of women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse has led to the fact that this pathology has become both a medical and socio-economic problem in many countries. At the same time, the data on the role of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasias in the development of pelvic organ prolapse and in the formation of pelvic floor insufficiency and the possibility of using it to predict this pathology are contradictory. To determine the relationship between the manifestation of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia and the development of pelvic organ prolapse, a retrospective analysis of 157 case histories of patients with genital prolapse was carried out. In 27,39% of patients, manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia were noted. In 39,53% of cases, a combination of the manifestation of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasias with birth traumatism was revealed. Severe forms of connective tissue dysplasia (varicose veins of the lower extremities, intestinal polyposis, mitral valve prolapse) were found in 16,28% of the number of cases with birth traumatism and pelvic organ prolapse, which required surgical correction before pregnancy or after childbirth. Revealed in every third patient operated on for pelvic floor incompetence, undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasias allows us to consider it as a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse, especially in combination with perineal trauma during childbirth. However, to assess the role and significance of connective tissue pathology in predicting the formation of prolapse and prolapse of the internal genital organs of the small pelvis in a woman, prospective randomized studies are needed. Keywords: genital prolapse, connective tissue dysplasia, risk factors, social-active age, surgical treatment.


GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
Gennady Y Yarin ◽  
Inna A Vilgelmi ◽  
Evgeny V Liuft

Background. Pelvic organ prolapse is one of the most common women's diseases worldwide. Genital prolapse incidence among women over 50 is on average 41%. There are variety methods for genital prolapse treatment; they are divided into surgical and non-surgical ones. One of the conservative treatment methods is a use of pessaries. According to different studies an efficacy of pessary therapy is approximately 60%. Aim to estimate a safety and efficacy of genital prolapse conservative treatment with a cube pessary on the basis on standardized questionnaires. Outcomes and methods. In ANO “NRITO Clinic” Urology and Gynecology Center 26 women with various degree genital prolapse were treated with pessary within the period from August 2015 to March 2016. Efficacy of pessaries use, patient satisfaction with this treatment method and complications rate were estimated. Results. Urogynecological cube pessary use in a treatment of various types of genital prolapse is quite an effective method (p


2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Jin-Gyu Sun ◽  
Jong-Pil Moon ◽  
Jun-Kong Cheon ◽  
Jin-Young Gu ◽  
Byoung-Seon Kim ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
S A Levakov ◽  
N S Wanke ◽  
O R Shablovskiy ◽  
A G Kedrova ◽  
V N Shirshov ◽  
...  

The aim was to evaluated anatomical and symptom specific outcome measures of prolapse repair with PROLIFT ® (Gynecare). In this longitudinal prospective observational study we collected data on a total of 85 women with pelvic organ prolapse stage 2 or more. Objective success rate was 85.9% at 6 months respectively. Patients required a blood more 500 ml - 7,1% and need transfusion. The mesh erosion rate or the displacement of the mesh were 3,5%. Vaginal surgery with prolift mesh® is an effective and safe procedure to correct pelvic organ prolapse over one year follow up.


2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Karanikas ◽  
Argyrios Ioannidis ◽  
Petros Siaperas ◽  
Georgios Efstathiou ◽  
Ioannis Drikos ◽  
...  

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