The treatment of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

The treatment of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse (VVP) has been investigated in several randomized clinical trials (RCTs), but a systematic review of the topic is still lacking. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of treatments for VVP.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature on the treatment of VVP found in PubMed and Embase. Reference lists of identified relevant articles were checked for additional articles. A network plot was constructed to illustrate the geometry of the network of the treatments included. Only RCTs reporting on the treatment of VVP were eligible, conditional on a minimum of 30 participants with VVP and a follow-up of at least 6 months.

Results

Nine RCTs re

SUBMITTER: Coolen AWM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5705749 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature