PurposeTo analyze the role of the axial positions of the uterus and vagina in providing pelvic floor support, encourage evaluations of pelvic floor function, and improve the understanding of the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse. MethodsThe lengths and angles of the upper, middle, and lower axes of the vagina, uterine body, and cervix of 81 women with prolapse (prolapse group) and 57 women without prolapse (non-prolapse group) were measured and compared using magnetic resonance images. The pelvic inclination correction system (PICS) line was also compared between the groups. The coordinate parameters of the anatomical points of the uterus and vagina were measured, and their positions were analyzed. ResultsIn the prolapse group, the uterine body-cervical angle, cervical-upper vaginal angle, uterine body-PICS line angle, cervical-PICS line angle, and lower vaginal-PICS line angle were smaller (p < 0.05) and the middle-lower vaginal angle, upper vaginal-PICS line angle, and middle vaginal-PICS line angles were larger (p < 0.05) than those in the non-prolapse group. The cervical length was longer (p < 0.05) and the middle and lower vaginal lengths were shorter (p < 0.05) in the prolapse group. The coordinate system revealed that the uterine and vaginal axes were shifted backward and downward in the prolapse group. ConclusionPatients in the prolapse group were more likely to have retroversion and retroflexion of the uterus than those in the non-prolapse group. The vagina was shortened, turned forward, and straightened, and the uterus and vagina were shifted backward and downward in the prolapse group. Changes in the axial position of the uterus and vagina are important mechanisms of pelvic floor organ prolapse.
基金:
This study was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation
Project of the Department of Education of Yunnan Province
[Grant Number: 2020J0167] and the Scientific and Technological
Innovation Team for Research and Application of Female Pelvic
Floor Dysfunction in Colleges and Universities in Yunnan
Province [Grant Number: K1322112].
第一作者机构:[1]Kunming Med Univ, Urol Dept, Affiliated Hosp 1, Kunming, Yunnan, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Li Song,Wen Xuewei,Gao Zhenhua,et al.Comparison of the Axes and Positions of the Uterus and Vagina Between Women With and Without Pelvic Floor Organ Prolapse[J].FRONTIERS IN SURGERY.2022,9:doi:10.3389/fsurg.2022.760723.
APA:
Li, Song,Wen, Xuewei,Gao, Zhenhua,Ke, Kunbin,Yang, Jing...&Shen, Jihong.(2022).Comparison of the Axes and Positions of the Uterus and Vagina Between Women With and Without Pelvic Floor Organ Prolapse.FRONTIERS IN SURGERY,9,
MLA:
Li, Song,et al."Comparison of the Axes and Positions of the Uterus and Vagina Between Women With and Without Pelvic Floor Organ Prolapse".FRONTIERS IN SURGERY 9.(2022)