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A 5-year prospective follow-up study of vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse

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The objective of this study was to evaluate anatomic, functional, short- and long-term outcome of vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. This was a prospective observational study of 185 consecutive women planned for vaginal prolapse reconstructive surgery. Stage of prolapse, urinary incontinence (UI), bowel and mechanical symptoms were assessed preoperatively and at 1, 3 and 5 years postoperatively. The mean follow-up time was 53 months. The anatomic recurrence rate was 41.1% but less than half of them were symptomatic. Anterior compartment was most prone for recurrence and the majority of the recurrences took place within the first year. UI remained at the same level at 1-year follow-up. De novo urge occurred in 22.6% and de novo stress incontinence in 6.0%. An improvement was seen in difficulty in emptying bowel 1 year after surgery (54%). Patients were primarily cured from mechanical symptoms. Re-operation rate was 9.7%; if additional operation for incontinence was included, it was13.5%.

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The study was supported by grants from the Vårdal foundation (www.vardal.se).

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  1. Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Section of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Karolinska Institutet, 118 83, Stockholm, Sweden

    Ann Miedel, Gunilla Tegerstedt & Margareta Hammarström

  2. Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Clinical Science, Karolinska Institutet Danderyds Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Birgitta Mörlin

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Miedel, A., Tegerstedt, G., Mörlin, B. et al. A 5-year prospective follow-up study of vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. Int Urogynecol J 19, 1593–1601 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-008-0702-z

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