Skip to main content
John O. L. DeLancey

John O. L. DeLancey

🇺🇸 United States🏥 University of MichiganMD
▶ Videos (1)

Training and career​

  • Current position Norman F. Miller Legacy Professor of Gynecology and professor of obstetrics and gynecology and urology, University of Michigan Medical School.1
  • Medical school University of Michigan Medical School.2
  • Residency Obstetrics and gynecology, University of Michigan Health System.2
  • Leadership Past president, American Urogynecologic Society, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, and American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society.2

Key Publications​

His cited work examines pelvic floor support, including apical and perineal structures, levator ani injury, and MRI models of prolapse. It also addresses urethral support and closure in stress urinary incontinence, including the hammock hypothesis.P4P5P6P7P8

  1. DeLancey JOL. "Anatomie aspects of vaginal eversion after hysterectomy." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1992;166(6):1717–1728. doi

    Three levels of vaginal support (1992). Described distinct apical, lateral and distal vaginal support attachments through cadaveric dissection.

    Cited on: Apical Prolapse · History of Prolapse Surgery & Urogynecology
  2. DeLancey JOL. "Structural support of the urethra as it relates to stress urinary incontinence: The hammock hypothesis." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1994;170(6):1713–1723. doi

    Urethral support hammock hypothesis (1994). Proposed that the anterior vaginal wall and endopelvic fascia provide a supportive layer against which abdominal pressure compresses the urethra.

    Cited on: History of Prolapse Surgery & Urogynecology
  3. DeLancey J. "The appearance of levator ani muscle abnormalities in magnetic resonance images after vaginal delivery." Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2003;101(1):46–53. doi

    MRI demonstration of levator ani defects after vaginal delivery (2003). Documented levator ani defects on MRI in women after vaginal delivery and their absence in nulliparous controls.

    Cited on: The Perineum
  4. DeLancey JO, Pipitone F, Masteling M, et al. "Functional Anatomy of Urogenital Hiatus Closure: The Perineal Complex Triad Hypothesis." Int Urogynecol J. 2024;35(2):441–449. doi
    Cited on: The Perineum · Perineorrhaphy
  5. Ramanah R, Berger MB, Parratte BM, DeLancey JO. "Anatomy and Histology of Apical Support: A Literature Review Concerning Cardinal and Uterosacral Ligaments." Int Urogynecol J. 2012;23(11):1483–1494. doi
    Cited on: The Cervix · The Uterus · Uterosacral Ligament Suspension (USLS)
  6. DeLancey JOL, Mastrovito S, Masteling M, et al. "Hiatus and Pelvic Floor Failure Patterns in Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A 3D MRI Study of Structural Interactions Using a Level III Conceptual Model." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2025;233(1):47.e1-47.e12. doi
    Cited on: Perineorrhaphy
  7. DeLancey JO, Mastrovito S, Masteling M, et al. A unified pelvic floor conceptual model for studying morphological changes with prolapse, age, and parity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024;230(5):476-484.e2. doi
    Cited on: Iliococcygeus Fascia Suspension
  8. Kieserman-Shmokler C, Swenson CW, Chen L, Desmond LM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO. From molecular to macro: the key role of the apical ligaments in uterovaginal support. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020;222(5):427-436. doi
    Cited on: Apical Prolapse

Other Publications Cited on WARWIKI

28 additional publications with John O. L. DeLancey as a listed author are cited on WARWIKI, ordered by the number of pages that cite them. Papers whose author list is shortened to "et al." before this name are not included.

  1. Arenholt LTS, Pedersen BG, Glavind K, Glavind-Kristensen M, DeLancey JOL. "Paravaginal defect: anatomy, clinical findings, and imaging." Int Urogynecol J. 2017;28(5):661–673. doi
    Cited on: The Vagina · Anterior Compartment Prolapse · Paravaginal Repair
  2. Elkins TE, DeLancey JO, McGuire EJ. "The Use of Modified Martius Graft as an Adjunctive Technique in Vesicovaginal and Rectovaginal Fistula Repair." Obstet Gynecol. 1990;75(4):727–733. PMID 2314794.
    Cited on: Martius Flap · Martius Labial Fat-Pad Flap for Vesicovaginal Fistula · Interposition Flap Options for Vaginal Fistula Repair
  3. Kieserman-Shmokler C, Sammarco AG, English EM, Swenson CW, DeLancey JO. "The Latzko: a high-value, versatile vesicovaginal fistula repair." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019;221(2):160.e1–160.e4. doi
    Cited on: Vesicovaginal Fistula · Transvaginal Latzko Repair (Partial Colpocleisis)
  4. Betschart C, Kim J, Miller JM, Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JOL. "Comparison of muscle fiber directions between different levator ani muscle subdivisions: in vivo MRI measurements in women." Int Urogynecol J. 2014;25(9):1263–1268. doi
    Cited on: Female Pelvic Examination & POP-Q Staging · POP Overview
  5. Ashton-Miller JA, DeLancey JO. "Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor." Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2007;1101:266–296. doi
    Cited on: The Retropubic Space · Female Urethra
  6. DeLancey JO. "Structural Anatomy of the Posterior Pelvic Compartment as It Relates to Rectocele." Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999;180(4):815-823. doi
    Cited on: Posterior Compartment Prolapse · Perineorrhaphy
  7. Fitzpatrick CC, Elkins TE, DeLancey JO. "The surgical anatomy of needle bladder neck suspension." Obstet Gynecol. 1996;87(1):44–9. doi
    Cited on: Stamey Needle · Needle Suspensions and In Situ Slings (Historical)
  8. Morley GW, DeLancey JO. Full-thickness skin graft vaginoplasty for treatment of the stenotic or foreshortened vagina. Obstet Gynecol. 1991;77(3):485–9. PMID 1992422.
    Cited on: Full-Thickness Skin Graft (FTSG) · Skin Graft Vaginoplasty (FTSG / STSG Canal Augmentation)
  9. DeLancey JOL. "Structural aspects of the extrinsic continence mechanism." Obstet Gynecol. 1988;72(3 Pt 1):296–301. PMID:3405547.
    Cited on: The Bladder · Female Urethra
  10. DeLancey JOL. Anatomy. In: Cardozo L, Staskin D, eds. Textbook of Female Urology and Urogynecology. Vol 1: Clinical Perspectives. 5th ed. CRC Press; 2023:164–178. doi
    Cited on: The Bladder
  11. Chen L, Schmidt P, DeLancey JOL, Swenson CW. "Analysis of long-term structural failure after native tissue prolapse surgery: a 3D stress MRI-based study." Int Urogynecol J. 2022;33(10):2761-2772. doi
    Cited on: Anterior Compartment Prolapse
  12. Pipitone F, Sadeghi Z, DeLancey JOL. "Urethral Function and Failure: A Review of Current Knowledge of Urethral Closure Mechanisms, How They Vary, and How They Are Affected by Life Events." Neurourol Urodyn. 2021;40(8):1869–1879. doi
    Cited on: Female Urethra

Footnotes​

  1. John O. DeLancey. Accessed October 2026. ↩

  2. John O De Lancey MD. Accessed October 2026. ↩ ↩2 ↩3