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Prolapse

MedGen UID:
18667
Concept ID:
C0033377
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Prolapses
SNOMED CT: Prolapse (29696001); Inferior displacement (29696001); Downward displacement (29696001)

Definition

A condition in which an organ or body tissue drops or bulges out of place. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Raju R, Linder BJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Dec;96(12):3122-3129. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.005. PMID: 34863399
Hu JS, Pierre EF
Am Fam Physician 2019 Sep 15;100(6):339-348. PMID: 31524367
Mott T, Latimer K, Edwards C
Am Fam Physician 2018 Feb 1;97(3):172-179. PMID: 29431977

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schulten SFM, Claas-Quax MJ, Weemhoff M, van Eijndhoven HW, van Leijsen SA, Vergeldt TF, IntHout J, Kluivers KB
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Aug;227(2):192-208. Epub 2022 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.046. PMID: 35500611
Raju R, Linder BJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Dec;96(12):3122-3129. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.005. PMID: 34863399
Weintraub AY, Glinter H, Marcus-Braun N
Int Braz J Urol 2020 Jan-Feb;46(1):5-14. doi: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2018.0581. PMID: 31851453Free PMC Article
Vergeldt TF, Weemhoff M, IntHout J, Kluivers KB
Int Urogynecol J 2015 Nov;26(11):1559-73. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2695-8. PMID: 25966804Free PMC Article
Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE
J Gastrointest Surg 2014 May;18(5):1059-69. Epub 2013 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7. PMID: 24352613

Diagnosis

Collins S, Lewicky-Gaupp C
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 2022 Mar;51(1):177-193. Epub 2022 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2021.10.011. PMID: 35135661
Raju R, Linder BJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2021 Dec;96(12):3122-3129. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.09.005. PMID: 34863399
Madhu C, Swift S, Moloney-Geany S, Drake MJ
Neurourol Urodyn 2018 Aug;37(S6):S39-S43. doi: 10.1002/nau.23740. PMID: 30614056
Iglesia CB, Smithling KR
Am Fam Physician 2017 Aug 1;96(3):179-185. PMID: 28762694
Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE
J Gastrointest Surg 2014 May;18(5):1059-69. Epub 2013 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7. PMID: 24352613

Therapy

Enklaar RA, Schulten SFM, van Eijndhoven HWF, Weemhoff M, van Leijsen SAL, van der Weide MC, van Bavel J, Verkleij-Hagoort AC, Adang EMM, Kluivers KB; SAM Study Group
JAMA 2023 Aug 15;330(7):626-635. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.13140. PMID: 37581670Free PMC Article
van der Vaart LR, Vollebregt A, Milani AL, Lagro-Janssen AL, Duijnhoven RG, Roovers JWR, van der Vaart CH
JAMA 2022 Dec 20;328(23):2312-2323. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.22385. PMID: 36538310Free PMC Article
Jelovsek JE, Barber MD, Brubaker L, Norton P, Gantz M, Richter HE, Weidner A, Menefee S, Schaffer J, Pugh N, Meikle S; NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
JAMA 2018 Apr 17;319(15):1554-1565. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.2827. PMID: 29677302Free PMC Article
Jiang H, Qian X, Carroli G, Garner P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Feb 8;2(2):CD000081. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000081.pub3. PMID: 28176333Free PMC Article
Maher C, Feiner B, Baessler K, Schmid C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013 Apr 30;(4):CD004014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004014.pub5. PMID: 23633316

Prognosis

Kuittinen T, Tulokas S, Rahkola-Soisalo P, Brummer T, Jalkanen J, Tomas E, Mäkinen J, Sjöberg J, Härkki P, Mentula M
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2023 May;102(5):556-566. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14542. PMID: 37014706Free PMC Article
Pagan M, Eads L, Sward L, Manning N, Hunzicker A, Magann EF
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2020 Aug;75(8):510-518. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000000818. PMID: 32856717
Maher CF, Baessler KK, Barber MD, Cheong C, Consten ECJ, Cooper KG, Deffieux X, Dietz V, Gutman RE, van Iersel JJ, Nager CW, Sung VW, de Tayrac R
Climacteric 2019 Jun;22(3):229-235. Epub 2018 Dec 21 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2018.1551348. PMID: 30572743
Pilka R, Gágyor D, Študentová M, Neubert D, Dzvinčuk P
Ceska Gynekol 2017 Fall;82(4):261-267. PMID: 28925269
Dasgupta S
J Indian Med Assoc 1995 Feb;93(2):55-7. PMID: 7658038

Clinical prediction guides

Doeblin P, Jahnke C, Schneider M, Al-Tabatabaee S, Goetze C, Weiss KJ, Tanacli R, Faragli A, Witt U, Stehning C, Seidel F, Elsanhoury A, Kühne T, Tschöpe C, Pieske B, Kelle S
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Sep;38(9):2057-2071. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1007/s10554-022-02623-x. PMID: 37726611Free PMC Article
Essayagh B, Sabbag A, Antoine C, Benfari G, Batista R, Yang LT, Maalouf J, Thapa P, Asirvatham S, Michelena HI, Enriquez-Sarano M
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2021 Nov;14(11):2073-2087. Epub 2021 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.04.029. PMID: 34147457
Parwani P, Avierinos JF, Levine RA, Delling FN
Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2017 Nov-Dec;60(3):361-369. Epub 2017 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2017.10.007. PMID: 29122631Free PMC Article
Podzemny V, Pescatori LC, Pescatori M
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Jan 28;21(4):1053-60. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i4.1053. PMID: 25632177Free PMC Article
Haylen BT, de Ridder D, Freeman RM, Swift SE, Berghmans B, Lee J, Monga A, Petri E, Rizk DE, Sand PK, Schaer GN; International Urogynecological Association; International Continence Society
Neurourol Urodyn 2010;29(1):4-20. doi: 10.1002/nau.20798. PMID: 19941278

Recent systematic reviews

Gouda P, Kay R, Habib M, Aziz A, Aziza E, Welsh R
Int J Cardiol 2022 Sep 1;362:158-167. Epub 2022 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.05.065. PMID: 35662564
Schulten SFM, Claas-Quax MJ, Weemhoff M, van Eijndhoven HW, van Leijsen SA, Vergeldt TF, IntHout J, Kluivers KB
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Aug;227(2):192-208. Epub 2022 Apr 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.046. PMID: 35500611
Filippini M, Porcari I, Ruffolo AF, Casiraghi A, Farinelli M, Uccella S, Franchi M, Candiani M, Salvatore S
J Sex Med 2022 Mar;19(3):452-470. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.12.010. PMID: 35101378
Hage-Fransen MAH, Wiezer M, Otto A, Wieffer-Platvoet MS, Slotman MH, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, Pool-Goudzwaard AL
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2021 Mar;100(3):373-382. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14027. PMID: 33064839
Vergeldt TF, Weemhoff M, IntHout J, Kluivers KB
Int Urogynecol J 2015 Nov;26(11):1559-73. Epub 2015 May 13 doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2695-8. PMID: 25966804Free PMC Article

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