Table 3 Urinary symptoms of patients with pelvic organ prolapse in both groups before and 6 months after surgery. Data are given as n (%).

From: Comparison of UpholdTM Vaginal Mesh Procedure with Hysterectomy or Uterine Preservation for the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Symptoms

Hysterectomy (n = 30)

Hysteropexy (n = 66)

P*,a

Pre-OP

Post-OP

P values

Pre-OP

Post-OP

P values

Urinary frequency

20 (66.7)

5 (16.7)

<0.01*

33 (50.0)

17 (25.8)

<0.01*

0.56

SUI

11 (36.7)

4 (13.3)

0.016**

30 (45.5)

12 (18.2)

<0.01*

0.72

UUI

14 (46.7)

5 (16.7)

<0.01*

30 (37.5)

9 (13.6)

<0.01*

0.89

Incomplete emptying

23 (76.7)

2 (6.7)

<0.01**

56 (84.9)

8 (12.1)

<0.01*

0.22

Urinary hesitancy

21 (70.0)

3 (10.0)

<0.01**

46 (69.7)

10 (15.2)

<0.01*

0.32

Nocturia

22 (73.3)

12 (40.0)

<0.01*

45 (68.2)

25 (37.9)

<0.01*

0.93

  1. SUI: stress urinary incontinence; UUI: urge urinary incontinence; *McNemar’s test, **Fisher’s exact test; acomparison between groups.
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