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01-04-2014 | Clinical Opinion

The POP-Q system: two decades of progress and debate

Author: Richard C. Bump

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 4/2014

Abstract

I appreciate the opportunity to provide my reflections on the POP-Q, now more than 20 years since it was first conceived and 17 years since its publication in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The invitation led me to dig into old files and recall—through a series of insightful emails, faxes, meeting summaries and draft documents—a document made possible by the combined efforts of an extraordinary group of individuals.

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Scotti RJ, Flora R, Greston WM, Budnick L, Hutchinson-Colas J (2000) Characterizing and reporting pelvic floor defects: the revised New York classification system. Int Urogynecol J 11:48–60CrossRef

Swift S, Morris S, McKinnie V, Freeman R, Petri E, Scotti RJ, Dwyer P (2006) Validation of a simplified technique for using the POPQ pelvic organ prolapse classification system. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 17:615–620PubMedCrossRef

Toozs-Hobson P, Freeman R, Barber M, Maher C, Haylen B, Athanasiou S, Swift S, Whitmore K, Ghoniem G, de Ridder D (2012) An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for reporting outcomes of surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse. Neurourol Urodyn 31:415–421PubMedCrossRef

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Toozs-Hobson, Swift S. POP-Q stage I prolapse: is it time to alter our terminology? Int Urogynecol J 2013; DOI 10.1007/s00192-013-2260-2

Cundiff GW, Weidner AC, Visco A, Addison WA, Bump RC (1998) An anatomic and functional assessment of the discrete defect rectocele repair. Am J Obstet Gynecol 179:1451–1457PubMedCrossRef

Barber MD, Visco AG, Weidner AC, Amundsen CL, Bump RC (2000) Bilateral uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with site-specific endopelvic fascia defect repair for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 183:1402–1411PubMedCrossRef

Cundiff GW, Harris RL, Coates KW, Low VBM, Bump RC, Addison WA (1997) Abdominal sacral colpoperineopexy: a new approach for correction of posterior compartment defects and perineal descent associated with vaginal vault prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol 177:1345–1355PubMedCrossRef

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Brubaker L, Barber MD, Nygaard I, Nager CW, Varner E, Schaffer J, Visco A, Meikle S, Spino C; Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. Quantification of vaginal support: are continuous summary scores better than POPQ stage? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010;203:512.e1–512.e6

Title: The POP-Q system: two decades of progress and debate
Author: Richard C. Bump
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/s00192-013-2262-0

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