An International Urogynecological Association…：国际泌尿妇科协会….pdf

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction Bernard T. Haylen &Dirk de Ridder &Robert M. Freeman &Steven E. Swift & Bary Berghmans &Joseph Lee &Ash Monga &Eckhard Petri &Diaa E. Rizk & Peter K. Sand &Gabriel N. Schaer Received: 14 February 2009 / Accepted: 27 July 2009 / Published online: 25 November 2009 # The International Urogynecological Association 2009 Abstract Introduction and hypothesis Next to existing terminology of the lower urinary tract, due to its plexity, the terminology for pelvic floor dysfunction in women may be better updated by a female-specific approach and clinically based consensus report. Methods This bines the input of members of the Standardization and mittees of two Inter- Bernard T. Haylen, Robert M. Freeman, Steven E. Swift, Joseph Lee, Eckhard Petri, Diaa E. Rizk, Peter K. Sand, and Gabriel N. Schaer are members of the Standardization and mittees, IUGA. Dirk de Ridder, Robert M. Freeman, Bary Berghmans, Ash Monga, and Peter K. Sand are members of the Standardization and mittees, ICS. Bernard T. Haylen, Dirk de Ridder, Robert M. Freeman, Steven E. Swift, Bary Berghmans, Ash Monga, and Peter K. Sand are members of the Joint IUGA/ICS Working Group on Female Terminology. B. T. Haylen ( * ) St Vincent ’s Clinic, Suite 904, 438 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2010 NSW, Australia e-mail: ******@.au B. T. Haylen University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia D. de Ridder University Hospital, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium R. M. Freeman Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon, UK S. E. Swift Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA B. Berghmans Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands J. Lee Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia A. Monga Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK E. Petri Klinikum Schwerin, Schwerin, Germany D. E. Rizk Ain Shams U