Surgical support and suspension of genital prolapse, including preservation of the uterus, using the Gore-Tex soft tissue patch (a preliminary report).
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.
van Lindert
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AC
Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Groenendijk
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AG
Scholten
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PC
Heintz
A P
AP
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*
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene