Long-term results of prolapse recurrence and functional outcome after vaginal hysterectomy.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the incidence of prolapse and prolapse-related symptoms following vaginal hysterectomy.


METHODS
Data were reviewed from women who underwent vaginal hysterectomy between 1988, and 1995, at St George's Hospital, London, UK, and attended long-term follow-up. Outcome measures included a questionnaire for prolapse, urinary, bowel, and sexual symptoms; and a vaginal examination.


RESULTS
Among 94 women attending long-term evaluation, the mean follow-up time was 100.7 months (range 67.0-156.0 months). Before vaginal hysterectomy, urgency was noted among 23 (24.5%), urge incontinence among 11 (11.7%), and stress incontinence among 8 (8.5%) women. At follow-up, these symptoms were observed among 23 (24.5%), 13 (13.8%), and 6 (6.4%) women, respectively. De novo urge incontinence and de novo stress incontinence were observed among 3 (3.2%) and 2 (2.1%) women, respectively. Vaginal examination data were compared for 70 women, of whom 18 (25.7%) had grade 1, 40 (57.1%) had grade 2, and 6 (8.6%) had grade 3 uterine prolapsed before surgery. Postoperatively, vaginal vault prolapse occurred in 7 (10.0%) women and correlated with degree of posterior prolapse (P=0.007), but not with severity of uterine descent (P=0.205) or previous prolapse surgery (P=0.573).


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of post-hysterectomy vault prolapse correlated with the degree of preoperative rectocele.
Department of Pelvic Reconstruction and Urogynecology, St George's Hospital, London, UK.
Lisa T
LT
Prodigalidad
Yoav
Y
Peled
Stuart L
SL
Stanton
Haim
H
Krissi
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal / Q000379:methods*; D015994:Incidence; D008131:London / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000453:epidemiology*; D020047:Rectocele / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000453:epidemiology*; D053202:Urinary Incontinence, Urge / Q000453:epidemiology*