Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Anogenital Distance and Perineal Measurements of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) Quantification System

María Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer^1,2, María Teresa Prieto-Sánchez^1,2, Carlos Moya-Jiménez¹, Jaime Mendiola^2,3,4, Carmen María García-Hernández¹, Ana Carmona-Barnosi¹, Anibal Nieto^1,2, Alberto M. Torres-Cantero^2,3,4,5

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, "Virgen de la Arrixaca", University Clinical Hospital, ²Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, ³Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Murcia School of Medicine, ⁴Biomedical Research Centre Network for Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), ⁵Department of Preventive Medicine, "Virgen de la Arrixaca", University Clinical Hospital

This manuscript describes the procedures to perform anogenital distance (AGD) and perineal measurements standardized by the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System (POP-Q): perineal body (PB) and genital hiatus (GH). These measurements are compared in women with and without pelvic organ prolapse.

Medicine

External Cephalic Version: Is it an Effective and Safe Procedure?

Javier Sánchez-Romero¹, Vanesa García-Soria², Fernando Araico-Rodríguez¹, Javier Herrera-Giménez¹, José E. Blanco-Carnero^1,3, Aníbal Nieto-Díaz^1,3,4, María Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer^1,3,4

¹Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, "Virgen de la Arrixaca", University Clinical Hospital, ²Department of Gynecology, "Reina Sofía", University Clinical Hospital, ³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Murcia, ⁴Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia

This article shows how to perform the external cephalic version (ECV) by two experienced obstetricians in the obstetric operating room in the presence of an anesthesiologist and a midwife. The ECV is carried out with analgesia and tocolysis. Two attempts are made under ultrasonography control.