Background Apical vaginal prolapse is the descent of the uterus or vaginal vault (post‐
hysterectomy). Various surgical treatments are available, but there are no guidelines to …

Background A wide variety of grafts have been introduced with the aim of improving the
outcomes of traditional native tissue repair (colporrhaphy) for vaginal prolapse. Objectives …

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Learning Objective: Upon completion of this exam, successful learners will recognize the …

Background The use of transvaginal mesh and biological graft material in prolapse surgery
is controversial and has led to a number of enquiries into their safety and efficacy. Existing …

Importance More than 225 000 surgeries are performed annually in the United States for
pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is considered the most durable …

Importance More than 300 000 surgeries are performed annually in the United States for
pelvic organ prolapse. Sacrospinous ligament fixation (SSLF) and uterosacral ligament …

Context Surgical nonautologous meshes have been used for several decades to repair
abdominal wall herniae. Implantable materials have been adopted for the treatment of …

Objective We aimed to systematically review the literature on apical pelvic organ prolapse
surgery with uterine preservation compared with prolapse surgeries including hysterectomy …

Background The use of standardized mesh kits for repair of pelvic-organ prolapse has
spread rapidly in recent years, but it is unclear whether this approach results in better …

Pelvic organ prolapse is downward descent of female pelvic organs, including the bladder,
uterus or post-hysterectomy vaginal cuff, and the small or large bowel, resulting in protrusion …