title: [Laparoscopic promontofixation feasibility study in 44 patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the feasibility of laparoscopic promontofixation.
  
  
  METHODS
  and methods. Forty patients between 1993 and 1999 were scheduled for a laparoscopic promontofixation. Fifteen of these patientes had a previous cure of prolapse with recurrence. Three patients had a "universal jointcervix" syndrome (Masters and Allen).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We observed no recurrence of the prolapse after an average follow-up of 18.6 months. The peroperatoire complication rate is 9%, and the postoperative complication rate is 9% too. 4.5% of the patients had to undergo a laparotomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic promontofixation is feasible with good results in the cure of genital prolapse. Laparoscopy is performing the same procedure as the open technique with the advantages of the minimal invasive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, CHU Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheret
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Von Theobald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dreyfus
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herlicoviez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011391:Prolapse; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*