title: Treatment of vaginal vault prolapse.
abstract: Vaginal vault prolapse is mostly a preventable complication of hysterectomy. Adequate suspension of the vaginal apex after hysterectomy with use of shortened cardinal and uterosacral ligaments will draw the proximal vagina over the levator plate. This results in support for the distal vagina. The essence of surgical repair of vaginal vault prolapse is to create a new suspension with the same vaginal support. Transvaginal sacrospinous fixation and transabdominal sacrocolpo-suspension accomplish this.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, St Radboud Hospital, Catholic University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dony
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*