Sacrocolpopexy in management of vaginal vault prolapse

Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy for the correction of vaginal vault prolapse.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy offers a minimally invasive approach to correcting vaginal vault prolapse. We describe our operative technique and review our experience. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study of 10 patients who underwent laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy between February 2000 and June 2002 for posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse was performed. Data collec...

Vaginal Vault Prolapse

Introduction. Vaginal vault prolapse is a common complication following vaginal hysterectomy with negative impact on women's quality of life due to associated urinary, anorectal and sexual dysfunction. A clear understanding of the supporting mechanism for the uterus and vagina is important in making the right choice of corrective procedure. Management should be individualised, taking into consi...

[Abdominal sacrocolpopexy in surgical treatment of complete vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy].

INTRODUCTION The vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy is a complex disorder, which can be associated with the prolapse of anterior or posterior vaginal wall or cystorectocele. The exact incidence is unknown, and is within the range from 1 - 43% of operated patients. In order to achieve the complete surgical reconstruction of the pelvic floor disorder, a surgeon must have good knowledge of ...

[Abdominal sacrocolpopexy--simple and still actual method in the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse?].

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness and complications of abdominal sacrocolpopexy in the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse. DESIGN Review article. SETTING Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Charles University 2nd Medical Faculty and Teaching Hospital Motol, Prague. METHODS Review from biomedical database Medline from 1960 till 2006. The articles were found under the key words: va...

Uterine and Vaginal Vault Prolapse