title: Surgical support and suspension of genital prolapse, including preservation of the uterus, using the Gore-Tex soft tissue patch (a preliminary report).
abstract: Abdominal-retroperitoneal sacral genito-colpopexy using the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) soft tissue patch has been found to be highly effective for repair of genito-vaginal prolapse. We treated 61 patients in this way, including patients who had failed multiple previous attempts at repair. At a mean of 32 months of follow-up, more than 95% of patients were still classified as successfully treated. To preserve the uterus in cases of complete genito-vaginal prolapse, we have developed a new surgical technique, which we describe in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: van Lindert
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Groenendijk
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Scholten
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Heintz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene