Clinical Study

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

Table 1

Means and standard deviations for bladder positions of groups I, II and III during rest and Valsalva and for the distance between rest and Valsalva position.

Means and standard deviations for groups I, II, and III
Group Ip (I versus II)Group II (II versus III)Group III

3.08 ± 0.500.00122.60 ± 0.820.862.56 ± 0.56
2.26 ± 0.55 <0.000010.61 ± 0.26<0.00001−0.90 ± 0.48
0.82 ± 0.49<0.000012.00 ± 0.89<0.000013.47 ± 0.70

Total2.92 ± 0.611.51 ± 1.21.41 ± 1.14

: bladder position at rest; : bladder position at maximal Valsalva; : distance from to ; indicates the significance level of the established differences between groups I and II as well as between groups II and III.