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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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Review
2009
Review
2009
Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse in women.
BACKGROUND Pelvic organ prolapse may occur in up to 50% of parous women. A variety of urinary, bowel and sexual symptoms may be… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Anterior colporrhaphy: a randomized trial of three surgical techniques.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes after anterior colporrhaphy with the use of 3 different surgical… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Correlation of symptoms with location and severity of pelvic organ prolapse.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the symptoms that are related to pelvic floor dysfunction with the location… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Signs of genital prolapse in a Swedish population of women 20 to 59 years of age and possible related factors.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Durability of mitral valve repair for degenerative disease.
Review
1988
Review
1988
Assessment of human sympathetic nervous system activity from measurements of norepinephrine turnover.
SINCE the sympathetic nervous system has such a central place in homeostasis in general, and in circulatory adaptation in… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Echocardiographically documented mitral-valve prolapse. Long-term follow-up of 237 patients.
We determined the long-term prognosis for patients with mitral-valve prolapse documented by echocardiography by following 237… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Reconstructive surgery of mitral valve incompetence: ten-year appraisal.
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Urethrovaginal fixation to Cooper's ligament for correction of stress incontinence, cystocele, and prolapse.
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