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Improvements in physical activity and functioning after undergoing midurethral sling procedure for urinary incontinenceVivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Obstet Gynecol 120:573-80. 2012..Our secondary objective was to identify possible risk factors for postoperative insufficient physical activity...
Variability of current symptoms in women with pelvic organ prolapseVivian W Sung
The Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, and Women s and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 18:787-98. 2007..05). Women seeking care for symptomatic POP can have dynamic symptoms and are often not evaluated at the time of their most severe symptoms. This should be considered by clinicians evaluating women for symptoms of POP...
Reducing bias in pelvic floor disorders research: using directed acyclic graphs as an aidVivian W Sung
The Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Neurourol Urodyn 31:115-20. 2012..The aim of this paper is to introduce DAGs and then demonstrate their application in PFD research. This paper will also illustrate how relying purely on statistical techniques can lead to pitfalls in reducing bias in research studies...- Epidemiology of pelvic floor dysfunctionVivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 36:421-43. 2009..The natural history, prevalence, incidence, remission, risk factors, and potential areas for prevention are considered... - Porcine subintestinal submucosal graft augmentation for rectocele repair: a randomized controlled trialVivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Research, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Obstet Gynecol 119:125-33. 2012..To estimate the effect of porcine subintestinal submucosal graft augmentation on improving anatomic and subjective rectocele repair outcomes compared with native tissue repair... - Treatment decision-making and information-seeking preferences in women with pelvic floor disordersVivian W Sung
The Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, 695 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Int Urogynecol J 21:1071-8. 2010..Our objective was to validate these scales in women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) and identify variables associated with decision-making preferences... - Content validation of the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) framework in women with urinary incontinenceVivian W Sung
The Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Neurourol Urodyn 30:503-9. 2011.... - Update in surgical management of female stress urinary incontinenceVivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Med Health R I 88:346-9. 2005 - Graft use in transvaginal pelvic organ prolapse repair: a systematic reviewVivian W Sung
Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:1131-42. 2008..To estimate the anatomic and symptomatic efficacy of graft use in transvaginal prolapse repair and to estimate the rates and describe the spectrum of adverse events associated with graft use... - Uterosacral colpopexy at the time of vaginal hysterectomy: comparison of laparoscopic and vaginal approachesCharles R Rardin
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, 695 Eddy Street, Suite 12, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Reprod Med 54:273-80. 2009..To compare the risk of ureteral compromise and of recurrent vault prolapse following vaginal vs. laparoscopic uterosacral vault suspension at the time of vaginal hysterectomy... - Validation of decision-making outcomes for female pelvic floor disordersVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:575.e1-6. 2008..This study was undertaken to modify and validate the Satisfaction with Decision Scale and Decision Regret Scale for women who have undergone surgery for pelvic floor disorders... - Barriers to pelvic floor physical therapy utilization for treatment of female urinary incontinenceBlair B Washington
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 205:152.e1-9. 2011..The purpose of this study was to estimate the effect of insurance status on pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) nonparticipation for the treatment of urinary incontinence... - Prolapse symptoms in overweight and obese women before and after weight lossDeborah L Myers
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18:55-9. 2012..The objective of this study was to estimate the association between body mass index (BMI) and pelvic organ prolapse symptoms and bother among overweight and obese women with urinary incontinence before and after weight loss... - Changes in bowel symptoms 1 year after rectocele repairVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 207:423.e1-5. 2012..We sought to evaluate changes in bowel symptoms after rectocele repair and identify risk factors for persistent symptoms... - A systematic review comparing hysterectomy with less-invasive treatments for abnormal uterine bleedingKristen A Matteson
Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 19:13-28. 2012..To compare hysterectomy with less-invasive alternatives for abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) in 7 clinically important domains... - Patient-reported outcomes after combined surgery for pelvic floor disorders in older compared to younger womenVivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:534.e1-5. 2009..The purpose of this study was to compare patient-reported outcomes after combined surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) between older and younger women... - Suburethral sling treatment of occult stress incontinence and intrinsic sphincter deficiency in women with severe vaginal prolapse of the anterior vs posterior/apical compartmentJeffrey L Clemons
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Wash 98431, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1566-72. 2005.... - The association between regional anesthesia and acute postoperative urinary retention in women undergoing outpatient midurethral sling proceduresKyle J Wohlrab
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:571.e1-5. 2009..The objective of the study was to estimate the association between regional anesthesia and acute postoperative urinary retention in women undergoing outpatient midurethral sling procedures... - Comparison of retropubic vs transobturator approach to midurethral slings: a systematic review and meta-analysisVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:3-11. 2007..40, 95% CI 0.19-0.83]). The transobturator approach to midurethral slings is associated with a lower risk of complications; however, it is still unclear if one approach results in superior objective or subjective outcomes... - Effect of patient age on increasing morbidity and mortality following urogynecologic surgeryVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 194:1411-7. 2006..0% vs 24.7%, P < .01). CONCLUSION: Although the absolute risk of death is low, elderly women have a higher risk of mortality and morbidity following urogynecologic surgery... - Long-term follow-up of a transvaginal Burch urethropexy for stress urinary incontinenceCharles R Rardin
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School Women s and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:656.e1-5. 2007..The objective of the study was to describe long-term objective and subjective success rates and complications following transvaginal Burch urethropexy for stress urinary incontinence... - Impact of hospital and surgeon volumes on outcomes following pelvic reconstructive surgery in the United StatesVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1778-83. 2006..CONCLUSION: Differences in hospital and surgeon volumes of urogynecologic procedures may contribute to variations in mortality and morbidity risks... - Results of urine cytology testing and cystoscopy in women with irritative voiding symptomsEric R Sokol
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Women and Infants Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1560-5. 2005..The purpose of this study was to assess rates of urinary cytologic abnormalities and cystoscopic outcomes in women with irritative voiding symptoms who were examined at a urogynecology clinic... - Antibiotic prophylaxis for selected gynecologic surgeriesMichelle Y Morrill
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Medical Center San Francisco, San Francisco, USA
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 120:10-5. 2013..Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgery is commonly used and is recommended by multiple organizations... - Vaginal paravaginal repair with an AlloDerm graft: Long-term outcomesRenee M Ward
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:670.e1-5. 2007..The aim of this study was to describe the long-term objective and subjective outcomes after vaginal paravaginal repair with AlloDerm graft (LifeCell, Branchburg, NJ)... - Effect of body mass index on the risk of anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction in womenElisabeth A Erekson
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 198:596.e1-4. 2008..The primary objective was to estimate the effect of body mass index on the risk of anal incontinence and defecatory dysfunction in a tertiary referral urogynecologic population... - Socioeconomic indicators and hysterectomy status in the United States, 2004Elisabeth A Erekson
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Community Health, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI 02903, USA
J Reprod Med 54:553-8. 2009..To examine the association between socioeconomic indicators and hysterectomy... - Surgeon practice patterns for antibiotic prophylaxis in gynecologic surgeryMegan O Schimpf
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 18:281-5. 2012..To assess surgeon practice patterns for antibiotic prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery... - Association between urinary incontinence and depressive symptoms in overweight and obese womenVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:557.e1-5. 2009..The objective of the study was to determine the association between urinary incontinence (UI) and depressive symptoms... - The impact of multichannel urodynamics upon treatment recommendations for female urinary incontinenceRenee M Ward
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstet Gynecol, Women and Infants Hospital Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 695 Eddy Street, Providence, RI, 02903, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 19:1235-41. 2008..Multichannel urodynamic evaluations are significantly associated with changes in medical and surgical treatment recommendations in a referral population... - Ambulatory care related to female pelvic floor disorders in the United States, 1995-2006Vivian W Sung
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 201:508.e1-6. 2009..The purpose of this study was to describe trends for pelvic floor disorder (PFD)-related ambulatory visits... - Costs of ambulatory care related to female pelvic floor disorders in the United StatesVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Division of Research, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:483.e1-4. 2010..We sought to evaluate trends in costs of ambulatory care related to female pelvic floor disorders (PFD) in the United States... - Impact of age on preoperative and postoperative urinary incontinence quality of lifeVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:680.e1-5. 2007..The objective of the study was to estimate the effect of age on quality of life in women with urinary incontinence before and following antiincontinence surgery... - The usefulness of urinary cytology testing in the evaluation of irritative voiding symptomsEric R Sokol
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Women and Infants Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 192:1554-9. 2005..The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical usefulness of urinary cytology testing for the evaluation of urothelial cancer in women with irritative voiding symptoms who were examined at a urogynecology service... - National trends and costs of surgical treatment for female fecal incontinenceVivian W Sung
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 197:652.e1-5. 2007..The objective of the study was to describe national trends, hospital charges, and costs of inpatient surgical treatment for female fecal incontinence in the United States... - Midurethral sling shortening for persistent stress urinary incontinenceJeannine M Miranne
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02905, USA
Int Urogynecol J 23:805-7. 2012..All showed improvement from baseline in UDI-6 and UIQ-7 scores. There were no erosions. MUS shortening may offer a safe and effective option for management of persistent SUI... - Vaginal cuff dehiscence: risk factors and managementBeth Cronin
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Women and Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 206:284-8. 2012..In addition, we provide a review of the current literature on this important surgical outcome and suggestions for future research on the incidence and prevention of vaginal cuff dehiscence... - Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer erosions after use as a urethral bulking agentElisabeth A Erekson
Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Obstet Gynecol 109:490-2. 2007..Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2004 for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence... - Improving medical student knowledge of female pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomy: a randomized trialBrittany Star Hampton
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 202:601.e1-8. 2010..The objective of the study was to estimate the effect of an interactive computer trainer on improving medical student knowledge and attitudes regarding female pelvic anatomy (PA) and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD)... - Pay for performance: what the urogynecologist should knowElisabeth A Erekson
Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, 695 Eddy St, Ste 12, Providence, RI 02903, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 19:1039-41. 2008..As urogynecologists, we should educate ourselves about pay for performance and be proactive in the development of outcome measures... - Effect of intrinsic sphincter deficiency on midurethral sling outcomes in women with mixed urinary incontinenceNadine C Kassis
From the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Division of Research, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 19:132-6. 2013..The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD) on frequency and urge incontinence after midurethral sling (MUS) in women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI)... - Autologous graft for treatment of midurethral sling exposure without mesh excisionPeter C Jeppson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Obstet Gynecol 121:437-9. 2013..Other than sling excision, there is minimal information on other options that may help to preserve an effective sling when an exposure has occurred... - Association between obesity, sexual activity and sexual function in women with pelvic floor disordersKaty K Tsai
From the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 16:331-5. 2010..The objective of this study was to determine the association between obesity, sexual activity and sexual function in women with pelvic floor disorders (PFDs)... - Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery: a systematic reviewDavid D Rahn
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390 9032, USA
Obstet Gynecol 118:1111-25. 2011..To comprehensively review and critically assess the available gynecologic surgery venous thromboembolism prophylaxis literature and provide clinical practice guidelines... - A randomized trial to estimate the effect of an interactive computer trainer on resident knowledge of female pelvic floor dysfunction and anatomyBrittany Star Hampton
From the Alpert Medical School of Brown University Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 16:224-8. 2010..To estimate the effect of a computer trainer on improving knowledge and attitudes of Obstetrics and Gynecology residents regarding female pelvic anatomy (PA) and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) compared to usual teaching... - Predicting the number of women who will undergo incontinence and prolapse surgery, 2010 to 2050Jennifer M Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 205:230.e1-5. 2011..We sought to estimate the number of women who will undergo inpatient and outpatient surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in the United States from 2010 through 2050... - Combined trans- and periurethral injections of bulking agents for the treatment of intrinsic sphincter deficiencyEric R Sokol
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room HH333, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 19:643-7. 2008..17, OR = 2.03 [95% CI = 0.80, 5.1]). Combining Contigen and Durasphere injections to treat SUI with ISD does not improve outcomes compared to Contigen injections alone... - Risk of urinary incontinence after childbirth: a 10-year prospective cohort studyVivian W Sung
Obstet Gynecol 109:999-1000; author reply 1000. 2007