2024
TikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions
Stephan A, Hauc S, Marks V, Bercik R, Rickey L. TikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2024, 43: 1956-1961. PMID: 38828831, PMCID: PMC11496003, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale pelvic floorUser engagementDistributing medical informationConsumer health informationHealth informationPelvic floor conditionsPelvic organ prolapseUrinary tract infectionSocial media platformsContent creationQuality of consumer health informationTikTok videosQuality of informationVideoUsersCross-sectional studyOrgan prolapseOveractive bladderPelvic floorTract infectionsHigher engagementMedical informationMedia platformsPoor qualityInclusion criteria
2009
Ischiorectal abscess and ischiorectal-vaginal fistula as delayed complications of posterior intravaginal slingplasty: a case report.
Chen HW, Guess MK, Connell KA, Bercik RS. Ischiorectal abscess and ischiorectal-vaginal fistula as delayed complications of posterior intravaginal slingplasty: a case report. The Journal Of Reproductive Medicine 2009, 54: 645-8. PMID: 20677486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior intravaginal slingplastyIntravaginal slingplastyIschiorectal abscessSling erosionPosterior intravaginal slingRight buttock painRight ischiorectal fossaVaginal fistula repairTotal vaginal hysterectomyPosterior vaginal prolapsePelvic organ prolapseLong-term safetyCopious vaginal dischargeMesh-augmented anterior repairMagnetic resonance imagingButtock painGradual symptomsSUSPEND trialMonth followupRight buttockVaginal hysterectomyAnterior repairApical prolapsePelvic abscessSurgical managementDiminished vaginal HOXA13 expression in women with pelvic organ prolapse
Connell KA, Guess MK, Tate A, Andikyan V, Bercik R, Taylor HS. Diminished vaginal HOXA13 expression in women with pelvic organ prolapse. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2009, 16: 529-533. PMID: 19423998, PMCID: PMC2704499, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fb0c2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPelvic organ prolapsePremenopausal controlsPremenopausal womenOrgan prolapseHOXA13 expressionPOP groupExpression of HOXA13Real-time polymerase chain reactionExtracellular matrix metabolismEstrogen therapyPostmenopausal womenYounger patientsLeuprolide groupSmoking cessationLeuprolide acetatePolymerase chain reactionBiopsy specimensPreventive strategiesGenetic predispositionVaginal expressionProlapseMatrix metabolismWeight lossWomenVagina