2024
Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes
Ringel N, Lenger S, High R, Alas A, Houlihan S, Chang O, Pennycuff J, Singh R, White A, Lipitskaia L, Behbehani S, Sheyn D, Kudish B, Nihira M, Sleemi A, Grimes C, Gupta A, Balk E, Antosh D. Effects of Obesity on Urogynecologic Prolapse Surgery Outcomes. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 539-549. PMID: 38330397, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexPelvic organ prolapseProlapse recurrenceProlapse repairSurgical outcomesSurgical approachSurgery outcomesOutcomes of pelvic organ prolapseMeta-analysisCategories of body mass indexPelvic organ prolapse repairVaginal prolapse repairAssociated with increased likelihoodFull-text screeningEffect of obesityPOP repairOrgan prolapseMesh exposureObese categoryMesh complicationsMass indexNonrandomized studiesIncreased oddsSubjective outcomesCochrane Database
2023
The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials
Getaneh F, Ringel N, Kolm P, Iglesia C, Dieter A. The effect of 12-month postoperative weight change on outcomes following midurethral sling for stress urinary incontinence: a secondary analysis of the ESTEEM and TOMUS randomized trials. International Urogynecology Journal 2023, 34: 2809-2816. PMID: 37750917, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05654-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed urinary incontinenceStress urinary incontinencePostoperative weight changeMidurethral slingUrinary incontinenceSUI curePrimary outcomeUUI episodesWeight changeBody weightHigher baseline body mass indexTreatment of SUISecondary analysisBaseline body mass indexWeight gainWeight lossSUI cure ratesMulticenter Randomized TrialImpact of obesityBody mass indexHigh smoking ratesMethodsThis secondary analysisGreater improvementMUS placementPerioperative variables