Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a quite common condition in the female population, which has a detrimental impact on quality of life (QoL), due to subjective discomfort along with a potential interference with visceral function (lower urinary tract disorders (LUTDs) and bowel disorders) and reproductive aspects of women’s life, including sexuality.

Gynecologists have always been confronted with this disorder, but traditional approaches deserve to be reassessed in the light of new scientific evidence concerning POP management.

Amongst innovative aspects are the following concepts:

• Multidisciplinarity and multiprofessionality;
• Improvements in classification and clinical assessment with a more patient-centered vision;
• Risk factors and potential preventive strategies of POP;
• Making conservative management available to a wider population;
• Discussing a modern approach to surgical treatment based on a critical interpretation of the available literature;
• Looking for innovation in the crucial aspects of tissue engineering and technological support to surgery;
• Debating the actual role of hysterectomy in the treatment of POP.

In drafting this Special Issue, we aim at highlighting what is controversial in the current standards of care, and to focus on possible solutions that may be around the corner. I hope that you will join us in this effort to advance the field.

Dr. Marco Soligo
Guest Editor

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• pelvic organ prolapse
• urinary incontinence
• lower urinary disorders
• quality of life
• patient-reported outcomes