title: Surgical treatment of uterine prolapse in women with bladder exstrophy: report of two cases with modified Prolift procedure.
abstract: The incidence of pelvic organ prolapse is 18% in women with bladder exstrophy. A vaginal technique to correct the prolapse may be preferable in these women with multiple abdominal operations in their histories. We have performed a modified Prolift procedure for the repair of severe uterine prolapse in two young women. A review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: 791 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UMC St Radboud Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lidewij R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bartelink
authors.forename: Wouter F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Feitz
authors.forename: Kirsten B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kluivers
authors.forename: Mariella I J
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Withagen
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Vierhout
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult