title: Long-term follow-up after native tissue repair for pelvic organ prolapse.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There are large variations in reported frequency of recurrence and subsequent treatment after pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery. We hypothesized that native tissue repair entails high subjective satisfaction and good objective results, with low POP reoperation rates and few complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 1-year results of 699 women having had native tissue repair for POP at our urogynecological unit from 2002 to 2005 were evaluated using an internal quality control database. A short-form physician check list for patient subjective and objective outcomes has been routinely used for 1-year controls since 2002, and results are registered longitudinally in the database. Patients' medical records up to 2012 were reviewed for information on recurrent POP symptoms. A telephone interview was performed to assess POP recurrences potentially treated elsewhere. The cumulative incidence for reoperation was calculated comparing partial with complete (surgical treatment of all three compartments) native tissue repairs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Subjective satisfaction was stated by 94 % of patients at the 1-year control, and 84 % had stage 0-I in any compartment using the POP Quantification (POP-Q) system. The 5-year reoperation rate was significantly lower in the complete vs. the partial (2.6 % vs. 8.9 %) repair group. Cumulative incidence of reoperation showed a slight but constant increase over the years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  POP surgery using native tissue repair entails low reoperation rates with excellent subjective and objective results and should be the first choice in treating primary POP, providing use of adequate surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Pb 4956 Nydalen, 0424, Oslo, Norway, sisseloversand@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sissel H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oversand
authors.forename: Anne Cathrine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Staff
authors.forename: Anny E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Spydslaug
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Svenningsen
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borstad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data