Publications

Dr Vivien Wong has published widely in this area of urogynaecology and has completed her PhD in prolapse management.

  1. Tan, Y.H., Frazer, M.I., Hughes, I. Wong, V. Correlation between translabial ultrasound parameters and outcomes in retropubic mid-urethral slings: can we predict success?. World J Urol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-020-03153-8
  2. Wong V, Shek KL, Korda A, et al. A pilot study on surgical reduction of the levator hiatus- the puborectalis sling. International Urogynecology Journal, 2019 Dec; 30 (12): 2127-2133. DOI: 10.1007/s00192-019-04062-0.
  3. Wong V, Shek KL. The mesh debate: Transvaginal anterior anchored mesh should not be abandoned. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynecol, 2017; 57 (1): 105 – 107.
  4. Wong V, Guzman Rojas R, Shek KL, Chou D, Moore KH, Dietz HP (2016). Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy – how low does the mesh go? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol, 2016: DOI 10.1002/uog.15882. 
  5. Wong V et al. A comparison of two different mesh kit systems for anterior compartment prolapse repair. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol, 2014; DOI 10.1111/ajo.12194. 
  6. Wong V, Shek KL, Goh J, Krause H, Martin A, Dietz HP. Cystocele recurrence after anterior colporrhaphy with and without mesh use. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2014; 172: 131-135. 
  7. Wong V et al. Is levator avulsion a predictor for cystocele recurrence following anterior compartment mesh? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2013; 42 (2): 230-234.DOI 10.1002/uog.12433. 
  8. Wong V, Guzman Rojas R, Shek KL, Chou D, Moore KH, Dietz HP. Predictors of prolapse recurrence following laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy. International Urogynaecology Journal, 2013; 24 (1): S65-66. 
  9. Morin M, Kruger J, Wong V, Girard I, Sherburn M, Dumoulin C. Effect of physiotherapy on pelvic floor morphometry in women with and without avulsion injury of the puborectalis muscle after vaginal delivery: a randomized pilot study. AJOG, 2017; 216 (3): p274.e1-274.e8 
  10. Kruger J, Budgett S, Wong V, Nielsen P et al. Characterizing levator ani muscle stiffness pre-and post-childbirth in European and Polynesian women in New Zealand: a pilot study. Acta Obstet et Gynecol Scandinavica, 2017; 96 (10): 1234-1242.
  11. Mowat A, Wong V, Goh J, Krause K, Pelecanos A, Higgs P. A descriptive study on the efficacy and complications of the Capio (Boston Scientific) suturing device for sacrospinous ligament fixation. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynecol, 2017; DOI 10.1111/ajo.12720. 
  12. Shek KL, Krause HG, Wong V, Goh J, Dietz HP (2015). Is pelvic organ support different between young nulliparous Africans and Caucasians? Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. DOI: 10.1002/uog.15811 
  13. Cassado-Garriga, J, Wong V, Shek KL & Dietz HP. Can we identify changes in fascial paravaginal supports after childbirth?.Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol, 2015; 55 (1): p. 70 – 75.
  14. Tian T, Kruger J, Wong V, Nielsen P, Hayward L, Smalldridge J, Taberner A, Nash M, Budgett S. Neuro Urodynamics, 2015; 34: S171- 172. 
  15. Li, X., Kruger, J., Jor, J., Nielsen, P., Nash, M., Wong, V., & Dietz, H. P. Characterizing the ex vivo mechanical properties of synthetic polypropylene surgical mesh. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2014; 37: 48 -55. 
  16. Dietz HP, Hankins KJ, Wong V. The natural history of cystocele recurrence. Int Urogynaecology Journal, 2014; DOI 10.1007/s00192-014-2339-4. 
  17. Lim, V.F, Khoo J, Wong V, Moore KH. Recent studies of genetic dysfunction in pelvic organ prolapse: The role of collagen defects. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynecol, 2014;  54 (3): p. 198 – 205. 
  18. Wong V, Moore K. A connective tissue connection. O & G Magazine, 2014; 16 (1). 
  19. Chen Z, Wong V, Wang YA, Moore KH. Nine-year objective and subjective follow-up of the ultra-lateral anterior repair for cystocele. Int Urogyne J, 2014; 25(3): 387-392. 
  20. Guzman Rojas R, Wong V, Shek KL, Dietz HP. Impact of levator trauma on pelvic floor muscle function. Int Urogyne Journal 2014; 25 (3): 375-380. 
  21. Rodrigo N, Wong V, Shek KL, Martin A, Dietz HP. The use of 3-dimensional ultrasound of the pelvic floor to predict recurrence risk after pelvic reconstructive surgery. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynaecol, 2014; 54 (3): p 206-212.DOI 10.1111/ajo.12171 
  22. Thibault-Gagnon, S, Yusuf S, Langer S, Wong V, Shek KL, Martin A, Dietz HP. “Do women notice the impact of childbirth-related levator trauma on pelvic floor and sexual function? Results of an observational ultrasound study.” Int Urogyne Journal (2014):1-10. 
  23. Dietz H, Hankins K, Wong V. The natural history of cystocele recurrence. Int Urogyne Journal. 2014; 25(8):1053-7. 
  24. Volloyhaug I, Wong V, Shek KL, Dietz HP. Does levator avulsion cause distension of the genital hiatus and perineal body?. Int Urogyne Journal. 2013 Jul 1; 24(7):1161-5. 
  25. Dietz HP, Wong V, Shek KL. A simplified method for determining hiatal biometry. Aust NZ J Obstet Gynecol, 2011;  51 (6): p. 540 – 543.