Vaginal vault prolapse and recurrent surgery: A nationwide observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In surgical repair of pelvic organ prolapse the recurrence rate is about 30% and the importance of apical support was recently highlighted. In surgical randomized controlled studies, the external validity can be compromised because the surgical outcomes often depend on surgical volume. Therefore, we sought to study outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with vaginal vault prolapse in a nationwide setting with a variety of surgical volumes.

Material and methods

This is a nationwide cohort study. All patients with a vaginal vault prolapse undergoing surgery, between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2018, were identified from the Swedish National Quality Register of Gynecological Surgery, GynOp. The primary outcome was the frequency of recurrent pelvic organ pr

SUBMITTER: Brunes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9564691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature