Prolapse of the vaginal vault may follow either abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy, and is associated with herniation of the pouch of Douglas. The condition is commonly called enterocoele but the peritoneal sac does not always contain small bowel as this depends on the length of the mesentery. ...
BACKGROUND: Vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy is a rare complication, with a prevalence of less than 1/2%. The vaginal depth an axis can be restored by colposacropexy with preservation of coital function. The aim of this follow-up study was to assess the results of colposacropexy wit...
Vaginal vault suspension for prolapse after hysterectomy using an autologous fascial sling of rectus sheath (see comments)[J].British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1998,1(1).Barrington JW, Calvert JP (1998) Vaginal vault suspension for prolapse after hysterectomy using an autologous fascial ...
no attempt is made to enter theenterocelesac. The concern regarding the recurrence ofapical prolapsein the absence of an enterocele repair has been raised; however, an enterocele does not protrude below thepelvic floorbecause the vaginal canal is completely obliterated after surgery. In addition,...
4 cases of prolapse of the Fallopian tube into the vaginal vault following hysterectomy are presented. 48 such cases were previously reported. The 4 cases were diagnosed from 2 months to 6 years following the initial surgery. The prolapses had the gross appearance of granulation tissue in the ...
The rate of vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy which was done due to other than uterine prolapse is only 1.8%, while the incidence after hysterectomy due to uterine prolapse is reported to be 11.6%, but aging of the population will further increase the number of women affected. This sig...
Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapseed from Obstet Gynecol 2018;131:475–483) The incidence of posthysterectomy prolapse ranges from 6% to 8%. Many surgeons treat posthysterectomy or vault prolapse differently than uterovaginal prolapse in women plan...
most important risk factor for vault prolapse. Various surgical techniques have been advanced at hysterectomy to prevent vault prolapse. Studies have shown the McCall’s culdoplasty under direct visualisation to be superior. Vault prolapse repair rely on either the use of patient’s tissue or ...
Summary Recurrent post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse is a difficult surgical problem. Our experience of seven cases of such prolapse treated by laparoscopic sacral colpopexy is reported. In all, the vaginal vault was fixed to the presacral region using a prolene mesh, with the entire procedu...
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