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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Research article

Early results of a novel technique for anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair: anterior vaginal wall darn

Authors: Osman Köse, Hasan S Sağlam, Şükrü Kumsar, Salih Budak, Hüseyin Aydemir, Öztuğ Adsan

Published in: BMC Urology | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Background

The aim of this study was to describe the results of a 1-year patient follow-up after anterior vaginal wall darn, a novel technique for the repair of anterior vaginal wall prolapse.

Methods

Fifty-five patients with anterior vaginal wall prolapse underwent anterior vaginal wall darn. The anterior vaginal wall was detached using sharp and blunt dissection via an incision beginning 1 cm proximal to the external meatus and extending to the vaginal apex. The space between the tissues that attach the lateral vaginal walls to the arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis was then darned. Cough Stress Test, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification, seven-item Incontinence Impact Questionnaire, and six-item Urogenital Distress Inventory scores were performed 1-year postoperatively to evaluate recovery.

Results

One-year postoperatively, all patients were satisfied with the results of the procedure. No patient had vaginal mucosal erosion or any other complication.

Conclusions

One-year postoperative findings for patients in this series indicate that patients with stage II–III anterior vaginal wall prolapse were successfully treated with the anterior vaginal wall darn technique.
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Metadata
Title
Early results of a novel technique for anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair: anterior vaginal wall darn
Authors
Osman Köse
Hasan S Sağlam
Şükrü Kumsar
Salih Budak
Hüseyin Aydemir
Öztuğ Adsan
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Urology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2490
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-14-51

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