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The effectiveness of the sacrospinous hysteropexy for the primary treatment of uterovaginal prolapse

Authors: Viviane Dietz, Joyce de Jong, Marieke Huisman, Steven Schraffordt Koops, Peter Heintz, Huub van der Vaart

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 11/2007

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of sacrospinous ligament fixation of the uterus as a primary treatment of uterovaginal prolapse. In this observational study, 133 women underwent a sacrospinous hysteropexy. Data were obtained from their medical records, and standardized questionnaires about urogenital symptoms and quality of life were used. All women were invited for gynecological examination, using the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification score. Ninety-nine women responded by returning the questionnaire (mean age, 59.2 and follow-up time, 22.5 months); 60 of these women underwent gynecologic examination. Eighty-four percent of women were highly satisfied about the outcome of the procedure. Serious complications were rare. The recurrence rate of descensus uteri that needed surgical treatment was 2.3%. The recurrence of cystoceles after surgery was 35%, but there were no differences in urogenital symptoms between women with or without a cystocele.

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Title: The effectiveness of the sacrospinous hysteropexy for the primary treatment of uterovaginal prolapse
Authors: Viviane Dietz
Joyce de Jong
Marieke Huisman
Steven Schraffordt Koops
Peter Heintz
Huub van der Vaart
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 11/2007
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-007-0336-6

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The effectiveness of the sacrospinous hysteropexy for the primary treatment of uterovaginal prolapse

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