A new technique of vaginal colpopexy.
The correction of a total or partial vaginal prolapse after hysterectomy is often difficult to perform, particularly when the possibility of sexual intercourse must be preserved. A method of vaginal retropubic colpopexy is proposed. In addition to preserving the vaginal functionality, it can be performed for preventive purposes during hysterectomy for uterine prolapse or conspicuous cystorectocele and finally, it corrects the topographic modification of the bladder and of the urethra. This method has had excellent results on 18 patients and relapse has not occurred after two or three years.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008722:Methods; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*