Etiology, staging, and management of cystocele

Authors

  • Sheema Sabahath Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Abdullah Medical Complex, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdullah Haitham Bogis Department of Emergency Medicine, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Taif Shabib Al Mutairi College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Hasan Yousef Alshahabi Department of Urology, Farwaniya Hospital, Surra, Kuwait
  • Hussain Ahmed Al Sayhab College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia
  • Faris Hasan Basyouni College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Al Bukayriyah, Saudi Arabia
  • Samah Mohamed Shehab College of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  • Mohammed Khaled Al Hijji College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
  • Eilaf Ahmed Alhusaini College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
  • Alfaf Salah Aljohani College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20220051

Keywords:

Cystocele, Vaginal prolapse, Staging, Management, Causes, Etiology, Risk factors

Abstract

A cystocele is usually found to protrude the urinary bladder through the vaginal wall. Various causes have been reported in the literature for the pathogenesis and development of cystocele. These can cumulatively lead to a remarkable weakness in the muscular and connective tissue layers related to the urinary bladder and anterior vaginal wall. The present study discusses the etiology, staging, and management of patients with cystocele. Evidence indicates that a defect within the pelvic-floor supporting system can significantly lead to the development of cystocele. Parity, increasing age, and obesity are the main associated risk factors for developing these events. Staging is important to decide the most suitable treatment plan, which might be conservative or surgical. Some patients do not require any management approach, being asymptomatic, and refuse the current treatment modalities. Surgery has been associated with enhanced outcomes and can be conducted via two different approaches, including anterior colporrhaphy and sacral colpopexy.

 

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Published

2022-01-28

How to Cite

Sabahath, S., Bogis, A. H., Mutairi, T. S. A., Alshahabi, H. Y., Sayhab, H. A. A., Basyouni, F. H., Shehab, S. M., Hijji, M. K. A., Alhusaini, E. A., & Aljohani, A. S. (2022). Etiology, staging, and management of cystocele. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 9(2), 1056–1060. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20220051

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2022): February 2022

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Review Articles