Pelvic Organ Prolapse
"Pelvic Organ Prolapse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abnormal descent of a pelvic organ resulting in the protrusion of the organ beyond its normal anatomical confines. Symptoms often include vaginal discomfort, DYSPAREUNIA; URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE; and FECAL INCONTINENCE.
| Descriptor ID |
D056887
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.842.624
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| Concept/Terms |
Pelvic Organ Prolapse- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Organ Prolapse, Pelvic
- Organ Prolapses, Pelvic
- Pelvic Organ Prolapses
- Prolapse, Pelvic Organ
- Prolapses, Pelvic Organ
- Urogenital Prolapse
- Prolapse, Urogenital
- Prolapses, Urogenital
- Urogenital Prolapses
Vaginal Vault Prolapse- Vaginal Vault Prolapse
- Prolapse, Vaginal Vault
- Prolapses, Vaginal Vault
- Vaginal Vault Prolapses
- Vault Prolapse, Vaginal
- Vault Prolapses, Vaginal
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pelvic Organ Prolapse" by people in Profiles.
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Savard LM, Bastías CS, Orlicky DJ, Johnson J, Connell KA, Calve S, Luetkemeyer CM, Ferguson VL. Effect of pregnancy, vaginal delivery, postpartum remodeling, and age on the tensile behavior and biochemical composition of the murine ulterosacral ligament (USL). Acta Biomater. 2025 Sep 01; 203:427-437.
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Chang OH, Saldanha IJ, Encalada-Soto D, Jalloul RJ, Rozycki S, Orlando M, White A, Yang LC, Thompson JC, Nihira M, Bretschneider CE, Jeppson PC, Balk EM, Gupta A. Associations between hysterectomy and pelvic floor disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep; 233(3):141-151.e6.
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Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Johnson J, Hilton AE, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Yang I, Connell KA. Inflammatory Cells in Control and Prolapsed Uterosacral Ligament Tissue. Reprod Sci. 2024 Oct; 31(10):3026-3038.
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Duran P, Boscolo Sesillo F, Cook M, Burnett L, Menefee SA, Do E, French S, Zazueta-Damian G, Dzieciatkowska M, Saviola AJ, Shah MM, Sanvictores C, Osborn KG, Hansen KC, Shtrahman M, Christman KL, Alperin M. Proregenerative extracellular matrix hydrogel mitigates pathological alterations of pelvic skeletal muscles after birth injury. Sci Transl Med. 2023 08 02; 15(707):eabj3138.
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Orlicky DJ, Smith EE, Bok R, Guess MK, Rascoff LG, Arruda JS, Hutchinson-Colas JA, Johnson J, Connell KA. Estrogen and Androgen Receptor Status in Uterosacral Ligaments of Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Stratified by the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Histology Quantification System. Reprod Sci. 2023 12; 30(12):3495-3506.
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Bastías CS, Savard LM, Eckstein KN, Connell K, Luetkemeyer CM, Ferguson VL, Calve S. Isolation and Characterization of the Murine Uterosacral Ligaments and Pelvic Floor Organs. J Vis Exp. 2023 03 03; (193).
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Woodburn KL, Bradley SE, Ward SA, Schirm KA, Clarke B, Gutman RE, Sokol AI. Assessing the Impact of Vaginal Hysterectomy with Vaginal Mesh Attachment on Outcomes and Complications during Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2023 01; 30(1):25-31.
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Quach A, Higgins M, Soria DJ, Redger KD, Flynn BJ. Surgical Management of Sacrocolpopexy Mesh Complications. Urology. 2022 09; 167:e1-e2.
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Alperin M, Abramowitch S, Alarab M, Bortolini M, Brown B, Burnett LA, Connell KA, Damaser M, de Vita R, Gargett CE, Guess MK, Guler Z, Jorge RN, Kelley RS, Kibschull M, Miller K, Moalli PA, Mysorekar IU, Routzong MR, Shynlova O, Swenson CW, Therriault MA, Northington GM. Foundational science and mechanistic insights for a shared disease model: an expert consensus : Developed by the AUGS Basic Science Subcommittee and IUGA Special Interest Group. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 06; 33(6):1387-1392.
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Lee DD, Wasson M, Hallock JL, Heredia-Melero G, Kinman C, Maldonado PA, Pilkinton ML, Sammel MD, Greer JA, Arya LA. Return to Baseline Functional Status in Older Women Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2021 04 01; 27(4):249-254.
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