title: Endoscopic cystocele surgery: lateral repair with combined suture/mesh technique.
abstract: The lateral repair is an accepted method for the reconstitution of paravaginal defects. Several open or vaginal approaches have been described, but there is still a deficit of reproducible laparoscopic approaches. Thus, only a few clinics perform the laparoscopic approach although it offers several advantages compared to open or vaginal surgery. This article describes our modified laparoscopic approach with inlay of a polypropylene mesh. Operation time will go on about 50 minutes using the here-presented modified approach. The inlay of a mesh with induction of connective tissue may increase long-term stability.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Dormagen, Teaching Hospital of the University of Cologne, Dormagen, Germany. carolin.banerjee@kkh-ne.de
authors.forename: Carolin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Karl Günter
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Noé
mesh_terms: D052858:Cystocele / Q000601:surgery*; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013537:Sutures