title: Three-dimensional ultrasound appearance of pelvic floor in nulliparous women and pelvic organ prolapse women.
abstract: The present study investigated the morphology and structure of pelvic floor in 50 nulliparous and 50 pelvic organ prolapse (POP) women using translabial three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound. The levator hiatus in POP women was significantly different from that in nullipara women. In POP women, the size of pelvic floor increased, with a circular shape, and the axis of levator hiatus departed from the normal position in 36 (72%) cases. The puborectalis was avulsed in 18 (36%) cases and the pelvic organs arranged abnormally in 23 (46%) cases. In summary, 3D ultrasound is an effective tool to detect the pelvic floor in POP women who presented with abnormalities in the morphology and structure of pelvic floor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, People's Republic of China. yingtaomail@yeah.net
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Feifei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014621:Vagina / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology