title: Colpopexy: a modification of Shaw's technique.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karpathios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liapis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phylaktou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Drakakis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panagopoulos