Colpopexy: a modification of Shaw's technique.
The efficacy of colpopexy using an autograft is assessed. The method was used in patients with post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse and/or suffering from uterine prolapse complicated by ovarian pathology. Thirty-five patients were subjected to a modified operative procedure based on Shaw's original method and completed with a posterior colporrhaphy. All patients are now free of urinary and/or pelvic symptoms with a functional vagina, after a 48 to 60 months post-operative follow-up. Pelvic cellulitis was observed in two patients and low abdominal pain in three others for a period of 1 month.
Karpathios
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Liapis
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A
Phylaktou
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M
Drakakis
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P
Panagopoulos
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