Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse Managed Without Surgery: Pessary Discontinued After Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With M‐Mode Ultrasound
In patients with severe uterine prolapse who use a vaginal pessary, appropriate pelvic floor muscle training guided by a physical therapist may eliminate the need for continued pessary use.
Authors
- Yoshitaka Kurano
- Tetsuya Fukumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8930-6652)
- Yukimasa Ide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7413-8166)
- Keiji Inoue
- Shinji Hyodo
- Nobutaka Shimizu
- Rie Yoshimura
- Rio Ninomiya
- Satoshi Fukata
- Tomoko Ogawa
Institutions
- University of Kochi (JP)
- Kochi Medical School Hospital (JP)
- Yawata Medical Center (JP)
- Ehime University (JP)
- Kōchi University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJU Case Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/iju5.70138
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00