Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int Urogynecol J. 2012 Apr 24;23(9):1301–1306. doi: 10.1007/s00192-012-1760-9

Fig 3. Characteristics of posterior prolapse.

Fig 3

Comparison of control (A,B) and case (C,D) in lateral view (A,C) and oblique view (B,D) showing five characteristic features (C,D) during rest (blue) and Valsalva (pink): 1) Increased folding (“Kneeling”); 2) Downward displacement in the upper 2/3 part of the vagina; 3) Forward protrusion; 4) Perineal descent; 5) Distal widening in the lower third part of the vagina. Pubis and sacrum are shown in white. The P-IS line is shown in turquoise. (© DeLancey 2011)