title: Outcomes of traditional prolapse surgery for pelvic organ prolapse repair at a single center.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical outcomes of traditional surgical approaches to pelvic organ prolapse.
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 20, 2000, to March 24, 2009, 182 patients underwent traditional prolapse surgery at Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, after prolapse assessment by the pelvic organ prolapse quantification system. Incontinence, defined as more than 2 g of urine leaked in a 1-hour pad test; posterior urethrovesical angle, using chain cystography; and quality of life (QOL), using a face visual analog scale, were assessed 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively, and then annually for 2 more years, in the 167 patients who completed follow-up. The presence of lower urinary tract symptoms was determined preoperatively and postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The anatomic and subjective recurrence rates were 21.0% and 6.0%. There was a significant difference in time to recurrence between anatomic and subjective prolapse. The posterior urethrovesical angle was improved postoperatively. The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms was 67.1% preoperatively and decreased to 28.2%, 17.2%, 16.2%, 15.6%, and 15.6% at 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years, respectively, and QOL was improved postoperatively regardless of anatomic recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anatomic support and QOL were satisfactory after traditional prolapse surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Tomoyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasui
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishiko
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D059411:Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome