title: The place of sling operations in treating genital prolapse in young women.
abstract: A review of 260 cases of genital prolapse in women less than 35 years of age is presented. Thirty-six percent of the women were less than 25 years old, and 73.5% were less than 30 years. Until 1965, a total of 85 patients had undergone either Manchester operations or simple colporrhaphies after a conventional method of treatment. Since then, a different surgical approach was elected, and patients were divided into four groups according to the severity of their conditions and the types of operation required. The abdominal sling operation was performed on 110 patients, and the vaginal sling operation was performed on 18 women. Other patients had Manchester operations or simple colporrhaphies,
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery