Bariatric surgery is increasingly practiced, as it is the most efficient treatment for morbid obesity. More than eighty percent of the operated patients are women. Nethertheless, few is known about gynecologic long-term impact of such surgeries, especially regarding pelvic floor disorders (PFD). This work aims at studying the evolution of PFD in women following a bariatric surgery more than 18 months ago in a French university center Hospital.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
709
Questionnaires will be sent by email or by post, in which questions about PFD, obstetrical history or dietetic follow-up will be asked. Some obstetrical issues will be get from women medical files.
CHU de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
RECRUITINGPrevalence of the main PFD
To evaluate the prevalence of the main PFD regarding the efficiency of the bariatric surgery 18 months or more after. The prevalence of PFD will be estimated thanks to the PFDI-20 questionnaire : * urinary incontinence : at least one positive answer to questions 16 to 18 of PFDI-20 * bowel incontinence : at least one positive answer to questions 8 to 10 of PFDI-20 * vaginal prolapse : positive answer to question 3 of PFDI-20 Efficiency of the bariatric surgery will be estimated thanks to the weight registered in the medical file before bariatric surgery and the most recent weight obtained thanks to the questionnaire. Our results will be adjusted for age, menopausal status, obstetrical and surgical history.
Time frame: minimum 18 months after surgery
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