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Lifetime risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. 2017

Maggie F Wilkins, and Jennifer M Wu

Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA - maggie_wilkins@med.unc.edu.

Understanding and applying the epidemiology and lifetime risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is necessary to provide quality care to a growing and aging female population. Both SUI and POP are prevalent medical conditions, affecting 15-17% and 3-6% of women respectively. While generally not life-threatening, they represent a significant public health burden as they are associated with a decreased quality of life and significant economic impact. Although treatment is considered elective, for many women, the decision to address SUI or POP is necessary in order to regain a normal lifestyle and the lifetime risk for undergoing surgery to address either stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is 20.5%. This review includes a brief overview of the epidemiology of both disorders, followed by discussion of both landmark and recent literature regarding the lifetime risk of surgery for either disorder. Additionally, we will review re-operation rates, trends in management, and future care needs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011788	Quality of Life	A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease.	HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012306	Risk	The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.	Relative Risk,Relative Risks,Risk, Relative,Risks,Risks, Relative
D013509	Gynecologic Surgical Procedures	Surgery performed on the female genitalia.	Gynecologic Surgery,Gynecologic Surgical Procedure,Gynecological Surgical Procedure,Procedure, Gynecologic Surgical,Procedures, Gynecologic Surgical,Surgery, Gynecological,Surgical Procedure, Gynecologic,Surgical Procedures, Gynecologic,Gynecologic Surgeries,Gynecological Surgeries,Gynecological Surgery,Gynecological Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Gynecological Surgical,Procedures, Gynecological Surgical,Surgeries, Gynecologic,Surgeries, Gynecological,Surgery, Gynecologic,Surgical Procedure, Gynecological,Surgical Procedures, Gynecological
D014550	Urinary Incontinence, Stress	Involuntary discharge of URINE as a result of physical activities that increase abdominal pressure on the URINARY BLADDER without detrusor contraction or overdistended bladder. The subtypes are classified by the degree of leakage, descent and opening of the bladder neck and URETHRA without bladder contraction, and sphincter deficiency.	Urinary Stress Incontinence,Incontinence, Urinary Stress,Stress Incontinence, Urinary
D056887	Pelvic Organ Prolapse	Abnormal descent of a pelvic organ resulting in the protrusion of the organ beyond its normal anatomical confines. Symptoms often include vaginal discomfort, DYSPAREUNIA; URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE; and FECAL INCONTINENCE.	Urogenital Prolapse,Vaginal Vault Prolapse,Organ Prolapse, Pelvic,Organ Prolapses, Pelvic,Pelvic Organ Prolapses,Prolapse, Pelvic Organ,Prolapse, Urogenital,Prolapse, Vaginal Vault,Prolapses, Pelvic Organ,Prolapses, Urogenital,Prolapses, Vaginal Vault,Urogenital Prolapses,Vaginal Vault Prolapses,Vault Prolapse, Vaginal,Vault Prolapses, Vaginal