URPS Case List

1. Submit the case list and completed Case List Affidavit Form(s) electronically by the published deadline. 

2. Use the electronic forms that can be found on your ABOG portal. The use of any other form or format is not allowed. A paper case list is not acceptable. 

3. For the 2026 Certifying Exam, collect cases between January 1 and December 31, 2025. If enough cases cannot be collected in a one-year period of time, the collection of cases can be extended to 18 months or two years. However, it may not include cases collected during fellowship. 

4. Not include any case previously used on a prior case list for a Specialty or Subspecialty Certifying Examination. 

5. Have the case list certified by the appropriate personnel of the institution(s) in which the care was given. 

6. De-identify the case list in accordance with the requirements of Section 164.514(a)(b) and (b)(2)(i)&(ii) of the Final Privacy Rule. For guidance, go to: Case List De-Identification. 

7. Use standard English language nomenclature. Common abbreviations are acceptable. See Appendix A in the bulletin for Acceptable Abbreviations. 

8. Patients may only be listed once within the case list. If the patient is admitted more than once, you should provide information regarding the additional admissions in the appropriate boxes. 

If you are in a group practice where responsibility for patients is shared, the decision of whether to list a particular patient should be based on which physician had primary responsibility for the inpatient care. However, when asked to perform a consult on an inpatient on another physician's service, that patient may be listed. 

The case lists must include sufficient numbers, as well as sufficient breadth and depth of clinical difficulty to demonstrate that you are practicing the full spectrum of URPS. 

All submitted case lists are subject to audit by the ABOG to ensure completeness and accuracy. 

Contact initialcert@abog.org with questions regarding case list requirements. 

Case List Categories 

A list of patients from the candidate’s practice in each section must be submitted online. The minimum number of patients in each category is listed below. Each patient may be listed only once. 

Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Anorectal Disorders; Special Considerations  

• Surgical Management – minimum of 25 cases; with one required category
  • Surgical treatment of prolapse – apical suspension – vaginal
  • Surgical treatment of prolapse – apical suspension – abdominal/laparoscopic/robotic
  • Surgical treatment of prolapse – obliterative procedures
  • Surgical treatment of prolapse – other pelvic organ prolapse
  • Surgical anorectal disorder – minimum of 1 case 
  • Other URPS procedures – Any prolapse and reconstructive surgical procedure not listed elsewhere
• Office Management of pelvic organ prolapse and anorectal disorders – minimum of 10 cases
• Special considerations – minimum of 5 patients; within 4 of 5 categories 
  • Congenital anomalies of the female urogenital system
  • Post-cancer care
  • Gender-affirming care
  • Augmentation surgical materials
  • Perioperative management 

   

Urinary Incontinence: Frequency, Urgency, and Nocturia; UTI and Hematuria – minimum of 25 cases; with 5 required categories 

• Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence – sling
• Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence – other urinary incontinence
• Other URPS procedures – sacral nerve simulator
• Other URPS procedures – intravesical injections (botulinum toxin)
• Other URPS procedures – any urinary incontinence procedure not listed elsewhere 
• Office management: Stress urinary incontinence – minimum of 3 cases
• Office management: Overactive bladder - minimum of 3 cases
• Office management: Nocturia - minimum of 3 cases
• Office management: UTI - minimum of 3 cases
• Office management: Hematuria - minimum of 3 cases 

Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Urinary Retention/Incomplete Emptying; Bladder and Myofacial Pelvic Pain; Urinary Tract Injury; Vaginal, Urethral and Periurethral Pain  

• Surgical Management – list all surgical procedures
  • Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Urinary Retention/Incomplete Emptying
  • Bladder and Myofacial Pelvic Pain
  • Urinary Tract Injury
  • Vaginal, Urethral, and Periurethral Masses
• Office Management – minimum of 15 cases; with at least 2 in each category
  • Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Urinary Retention/Incomplete Emptying
  • Bladder and Myofacial Pelvic Pain
  • Urinary Tract Injury
  • Vaginal, Urethral, and Periurethral Masses