title: Sacrohysteropexy performed as uterus conserving surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: Review of case files.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the outcome and safety of sacrohysteropexy as uterus conserving surgery for pelvic organ prolapse in young women and to assess patients' satisfaction with the procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a case series of patients operated at Sind Government Lyari General Hospital and Civil Hospital Karachi, between January, 2007 to October, 2015. Data of the patients who had sacrohysteropexy were reviewed. Complications during surgery and post-operative period including haemorrhage, visceral injury, paralytic ileus and peritonitis were studied. Success of procedure, need of blood transfusion, hospital stay and condition on discharge and six weeks follow-up were noted. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16. Mean ± SD was calculated for numerical, while frequencies were computed for categorical variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data of 60 patients were reviewed. Early post-operative success was 100%. Duration of surgery was less than two hours in 57 (95%) patients. Blood loss was negligible in majority of cases. Out of all 60 cases, 52 (86.7%) did not suffer any complication. One patient had ureteric injury, while one patient sustained bowel injury. Two patients had paralytic ileus. Four patients suffered from abdominal wound infection. All patients were managed satisfactorily. Mean duration of stay in hospital was four days. Upon follow up 96.7% patients were satisfied with results of operative procedure. Sixteen (26.7%) patients complained of backache on follow-up visit.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review concludes that sacrohysteropexy was successful in all cases in early post-operative period. It is a safe procedure and should be considered as an option for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in young women, in whom uterine conservation is required.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Ayesha Khan, FRCOG. Professor & Head of Department, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Unit I, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Dr. Riffat Jaleel, FCPS. Associate Professor, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Unit I, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Riffat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaleel
authors.affiliation: Dr. Farah Deeba Nasrullah, MCPS, FCPS. Assistant Professor, Dow Medical College & Civil Hospital Karachi, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Unit I, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Farah Deeba
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Nasrullah
keywords: Pelvic organ prolapse; Sacrohysteropexy; Utero vaginal prolapse