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Ptosis

Known as: Prolapses, caudal displacement, Procidentia 
The protrusion of an organ or part of an organ into a natural or artificial orifice.
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Anus ProlapseBlepharochalasisBlepharoptosisCystocele
CDISC SEND Non-Neoplastic Finding Type TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDeformityEnteroptosis

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Prevalence of Anal Incontinence in Women With Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence and Genital Prolapse
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Laparoscopic surgery for rectal prolapse and outlet obstruction
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the outcome of both laparoscopic suture rectopexy and resection-rectopexy in the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Our experience with pubovaginal slings in patients with stress urinary incontinence.
Review
1993
Review
1993
Open colectomy versus laparoscopic colectomy: are there differences?
Laparoscopic colectomy has been increasingly reported as an option for the treatment of colonic pathology. However, there is very… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A three-dimensional nonlinear finite element model of lumbar intervertebral joint in torsion.
Torsion as a cause of failure in the lumbar intervertebral joint was studied using a three-dimensional nonlinear finite element… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
The importance of a successful initial bladder closure in the surgical management of classical bladder exstrophy: analysis of 144 patients treated at the Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1975 and 1985.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Relation between clinical features of the mitral prolapse syndrome and echocardiographically documented mitral valve prolapse.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Abdominal sacral colpopexy with Mersilene mesh in the retroperitoneal position in the management of posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse and enterocele.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Source of F series prostaglandins during the early postpartum period in cattle.
In vivo and in vitro studies were conducted to determine the contribution of the bovine uterus to concentrations of 15-keto-13,14… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Autonomic dysfunction in women with mitral valve prolapse syndrome.
Autonomic cardiovascular regulation was evaluated in 35 women, 19 with mitral valve prolapse and 16 healthy controls. Heart rate… 
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