Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Clinical Advances and Challenges
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Obstetrics & Gynecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pelvic floor surgery; native tissue repair; basic science in urogynecology; incontinence treatment; objective outcome parameters and success definition in PFDs; risk factors for PFDs; urinary microbiota
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Dear Colleagues,
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common problem that increases with women’s age and which can significantly affect the quality of life of women. Treatment options for patients with symptomatic POP include pessary placement and surgical repair, and around 13% of women undergo surgery at some point in their lives for the management of prolapse. Surgical treatments can be either reconstructive or obliterative, whereas reconstructive procedures for apical defects can be divided into procedures with and without uterine conservation. While vaginal hysterectomy (VH) with apical fixation has long been established as the most commonly performed procedure for POP, uterine-preserving techniques have gained popularity in recent years, with a majority of women preferring these types of techniques.
Over the last few decades, personalized approaches to treatment, as well as the definition of various risk factors for PFDs such as pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence, have led to significant improvements in treatment and preventive strategies in this group of patients. The aim of this Special Issue, “Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Clinical Advances and Challenges”, is to collect and publish original articles and reviews showcasing advances in the therapeutic field of urogynecology.
Dr. Barbara Bodner-Adler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pelvic organ prolapse
- pessary treatment
- uterus-preserving prolapse surgery
- clinical management
- clinical treatment
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