Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty versus Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for the treatment of vaginal prolapse

"n Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1":*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Background: The abdominal sacrocolpopexy is the gold standard method of vaginal prolapse correction and posterior intra- vaginal slingplasty (posterior IVS) is a newer procedure with minimal invasion. This study is going to compare the effectiveness and complications of these two surgical methods."n"nMethods: In this study, 51 patients with prolapse admitted to vali-e-asr Hospital of Tehran University of medical science were evaluated during years 2001-2004. 26 patients were operated by posterior IVS method (the first group) and 25 of them had undertaken sacrocolpo-pexy (the second group). Data were primarily gathered from patients' folder and further complimentary information were achieved by two years follow-up and inviting patients to interview or exam."n"nResults: Eighty percent of women with abdominal sacrocolpopexy were cured compared to 96.2 percent with posterior IVS. Surgery complications was reported in one patient (4%) of second group while none of patients in first group experience this and the difference was not statistically meaningful. Short-term post surgical complications (hemorrhage-perforation fever and abdominal distention) were also negative in first group (posterior intra vaginal slingplasty) but these problems such as fever and abdominal distention were positive in 36% of second group (abdominal sacrocolpopexy) which was evidently statistically meaningful (p=0.001). Long- term post surgical complication (tape and mesh disfunction) were seen in 7.7% of first group while none of second group patients showed these complications."n"nConclusion: According to shorter operating time, lower complications and efficient response to therapy in posterior IVS method, it can be an alternati