Vaginal Vault Prolapse

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...

Uterine and Vaginal Vault Prolapse

Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse.

Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy can be used to treat vaginal vault and genital prolapse. After preparation, the vaginal apex is attached to the sacrum over the third and fourth sacral vertebrae using mesh.

High uterosacral vaginal vault suspension with fascial reconstruction for vaginal repair of enterocele and vaginal vault prolapse.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to review retrospectively the functional and anatomic outcomes of women who underwent vaginal repair of enterocele and vault prolapse with the use of an intraperitoneal suspension of the vaginal vault to the uterosacral ligaments in conjunction with fascial reconstruction of the anterior and posterior vaginal wall. STUDY DESIGN Two hundred two women wit...

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...