title: Native vaginal tissue repair for genital prolapse surgical treatment: a minimum of 30 months of results.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the impact of using native vaginal tissue repair as a surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) on quality of life using validated questionnaires.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-one women underwent surgical POP repair. All of the women were evaluated by physical examination using the POP-Q, ICIQ-VS and P-QoL questionnaires prior to surgery as well as six and at least 30 months after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-one patients returned for assessment at least 30 months after surgery (median 36 months, range 30-50 months). There was significant improvement in most points - Aa, Ba, C, Bp, Ap, and hg - and at the stage of prolapse. There were statistically significant improvements in bulge symptoms after surgery (p<0.001), and significant differences were also seen regarding questions related to urinary and bowel symptoms. Indeed, most quality of life questionnaire domains showed significant differences before and after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Native vaginal tissue repair improved POP-related symptoms and quality of life after 30-50 months of assessment.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil. Electronic address: marcia.oliveira.77@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Márcia Silva
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Pernambuco, Brazil.
authors.forename: Geraldo de Aguiar
authors.initials: Gde A
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aurélio Antônio Ribeiro
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: da Costa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life; Surgery