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01-04-2014 | Clinical Opinion

POP-Q 2.0: its time has come!

Author: Oz Harmanli

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system has been critical in the growth of the urogynecology field. It is time to revise the POPQ to make it simpler, more intuitive, more precise, less arbitrary, and more practical.

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Title: POP-Q 2.0: its time has come!
Author: Oz Harmanli
Publication date: 01-04-2014
Publisher: Springer London
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2252-2

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