Perineal Ultrasound as a Complement to POP-Q in the Assessment of Cystoceles

<div>(a) Group III bladder at rest with<i> P </i><sub><i>R</i></sub> = 2.53 cm. “1” indicates the MPL. (b) Group III bladder at maximal Valsalva with <svg height="12.4257pt" id="M15" style="vertical-align:-3.427751pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.99795 14.3953 12.4257" width="14.3953pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.0135,0,0,-0.0135,0,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z" id="g113-81"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="617" vert-adv-y="617"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0095,0,0,-0.0095,6.937,3.264)"><path d="M735 650H491L482 618L516 614C568 608 571 595 541 535L299 115H297L196 559C187 600 195 608 238 614L265 618L275 650H26L18 618C79 611 98 605 115 527L234 -9H272C389 197 542 449 591 523C647 608 656 612 726 618L735 650Z" id="g50-87"></path><glyph.data ascent="3443" descent="-2856" horiz-adv-x="747" vert-adv-y="747"></glyph.data></g></svg> = −0.55 cm. “1” indicates the MPL.</div>

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Figure 4: Perineal Ultrasound as a Complement to POP-Q in the Assessment of Cystoceles 