阴道穹隆吊带悬吊术治疗子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂35例临床分析

目的:探讨阴道穹隆吊带悬吊术(P-IVS)治疗子宫脱垂及阴道穹隆脱垂的临床有效性、围手术期并发症以及近期随访效果.方法:采用POP-Q分期法对35例盆腔器官脱垂患者进行分期,行阴道穹隆吊带悬吊术,术后定期随访了解盆腔器官脱垂复发情况.结果:P-IVS手术时间平均24.5分钟,术中平均出血量30 ml;6例患者发生围手术期并发症,包括术中阴道后壁修补致直肠穿孔1例,术后阴道断端血肿2例,阴道断端活动性出血、泌尿系感染及尿潴留各1例;术后随访6～35月,平均20.3月,至今无一例子宫脱垂或阴道穹隆脱垂复发.结论:阴道穹隆吊带悬吊术是一种治疗子宫脱垂及阴道穹窿脱垂的简单、微创、有效、容易掌握的手术方式.     

经阴道骶棘韧带固定术在子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂预防和治疗中的应用价值

目的:探讨经阴道骶棘韧带固定术(SSLF)在子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂预防和治疗中的应用价值.方法:采用SSLF手术,治疗32例有临床症状、经盆腔器官脱垂定量分期法进行分期(POP-Q)、确定为子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂的患者,同时进行其他盆底修复手术.术后定期随访,对手术效果进行主观(患者主观满意率)及客观(客观治愈率)评价.结果:32例患者行SSLF手术均获成功.手术时间平均为30±0.6分钟,术中出血量50±12 ml.32例患者术后随访平均23个月(1～32个月),子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂症状改善满意,主观治愈率为100%.有2例患者术后3月下蹲时感阴道口扪及块物,经检查为膨出的阴道前壁,POP-Q分期Ⅰ期,因无不适未予处理,客观治愈率为93%.结论:SSLF对于治疗、预防子宫及阴道穹隆脱垂和改善阴道功能是安全、有效的.     

阴道后路悬吊带术的安全性及疗效评价

目的:评价阴道后路悬吊带术的安全性及疗效.方法:对76例实施阴道后路悬吊带术及39例随诊1年以上患者的临床资料进行回顾性分析,进行盆底功能障碍问卷、盆腔器官脱垂及尿失禁性功能问卷调查.结果:平均手术时间68.5分钟.平均出血量90.4ml,有效率92.3%(36/39).吊带侵蚀发生率20.5%(8/39),尿路症状发生率19.4%(6/31),术中、术后无严重并发症发生.收回盆底功能障碍问卷31份,手术前后评分分别为49.29±29.26及13.5±14.9,P<0.05,差异有显著性.收回盆腔器官脱垂及尿失禁性功能问卷11份,手术前后评分分别为14.8±6.58及14.9±6.89,P>0.05,差异无显著性.结论:阴道后路悬吊带术是治疗子宫脱垂、后壁膨出及子宫切除术后穹隆膨出的一种安全有效的微创方法,术后患者盆底功能显著增强,排便、排尿症状明显好转,未对性生活造成不良影响.吊带侵蚀发生率高是其存在的问题.     

经阴道阴道旁修补术治疗阴道前壁膨出23例

目的:探讨经阴道阴道旁修补(VPVR)手术治疗阴道前壁膨出的临床疗效。方法:选自我院23例有临床症状的阴道前壁膨出患者行VPVR手术。术后3、6、9、12个月定期随访。结果:23例VPVR手术均获得成功,单计VPVR手术的平均时间为45分钟,平均术中出血量为110ml。术后平均随访7月(1~14月),仅有1例复发。主观治愈率100%,客观治愈率为95.7%。结论:采用经阴道阴道旁修补术是治疗阴道前壁膨出的一种安全有效的方法。     

改良腹腔镜阴道骶骨固定术中应用新型穹隆杯治疗全子宫切除术后阴道穹隆脱垂效果初探

目的:探讨改良腹腔镜阴道骶骨固定术中应用新型穹隆杯治疗全子宫切除术后阴道穹隆脱垂患者的效果。方法:选择广州医科大学附属第一医院妇科2010年3月至2018年1月收治的全子宫切除术后阴道穹隆脱垂患者41例,均进行改良腹腔镜下阴道骶骨固定术,术中使用新型穹隆杯辅助分离膀胱阴道间隙和直肠阴道间隙。结果:41例均顺利完成手术,手术时间150±29分钟,术中出血量70.1±60.5 ml,术中无输尿管、膀胱、肠道损伤等并发症。手术前、后各解剖位点位置比较,除会阴体长度外,差异均有统计学意义(P0.01)。结论:对全子宫切除术后阴道穹隆脱垂患者在腹腔镜阴道骶骨固定术中应用新型穹隆杯可减少术中膀胱及直肠损伤。     

腹腔镜下子宫腹壁悬吊联合阴道前壁修补治疗子宫脱垂84例病例分析

目的:分析腹腔镜下子宫腹壁悬吊联合阴道前壁修补术治疗子宫脱垂的有效性及安全性。方法:选择2014年1月至2018年12月因Ⅲ~Ⅳ度子宫脱垂且合并阴道前壁膨出于溧阳市人民医院就诊的患者共84例,采用腹腔镜下简易子宫腹壁悬吊+阴道前壁修补进行治疗,伴有阴道后壁膨出的患者术中同时行阴道后壁桥式修补。术后随访12~72月(平均36.8月),记录患者术中情况、手术并发症及手术前后盆腔器官脱垂定量分度(POP-Q)及盆底功能影响问卷简表(PFIQ-7)评分。结果:腹腔镜下子宫腹壁悬吊+阴道前壁修补术的手术时间为(47.75±6.73)min,术中出血量(49.41±14.44)ml,无术中脏器损伤。术后1年随访客观治愈率97.6%(82/84),手术并发症发生率7.14%(6/84)。术后1年POP-Q评分中Aa、Ba、C、Ap、Bp各点的值均较术前有明显改善。患者术前PFIQ-7评分(116.29±17.97)分,术后6月评分(25.31±10.15)分,术后1年评分(26.32±7.85)分,差异有统计学意义(P<0.01)。结论:腹腔镜下简易子宫腹壁悬吊联合阴道前壁修补术治疗子宫脱垂操作简单,容易掌握,近期有效率高。     

经阴道全子宫全阴道切除术治疗Ⅲ度子宫脱垂合并阴道膨出疗效观察

目的探讨老年严重子宫脱垂伴全阴道膨出手术治疗的方法及疗效。方法对2008年7月至2011年1月在解放军202医院经阴道全子宫全阴道切除术治疗25例Ⅲ度子宫脱垂合并阴道膨出患者的手术经过及疗效进行回顾性分析。结果 25例患者中位手术时间69min(50～82min),中位出血量375mL(350～400 mL),术后排气时间为20～29(24.12±4.19)h,术后病率为0。患者术后无感染、出血、心脑血管意外等并发症发生。术后随访25例,随访时间6～30个月,无一例复发。结论全阴道切除术治疗子宫脱垂具有腹部无切口,手术彻底,术后疼痛反应轻,对腹腔内脏器官干扰少,术后肠蠕动恢复快,疗效确切,不需要加网片等辅助材料,符合微创治疗技术等优点。     

乙状结肠代阴道成形术32例分析

目的:评估乙状结肠代阴道治疗先天性无阴道的临床效果.方法:对32例先天性无阴道患者行乙状结肠代阴道手术,观察手术情况及术后情况.结果:32例患者手术均成功,仅1例术后发生肠梗阻行第2次手术.手术时间160-260分钟(平均202±33分钟),术中失血200-400 ml(平均207±26 ml),住院时间14-22天(平均17.5±3.5天).术后随访1月至4年,成形阴道宽度3-4 cm(平均3.2±0.7cm).深度10-13 cm(平均11.5±2.5cm).22例有性生活的患者性生活满意.结论:乙状结肠代阴道手术是治疗先天性无阴道患者的有效方法.     

补片在女性盆底重建手术的应用-18例临床分析

目的初步探讨补片(mesh)在女性盆腔脏器脱垂手术重建盆底功能中的应用情况。方法我院妇科2004年3月～2005年4月期间共有18名患者因盆腔器官脱垂应用补片(mesh)进行盆底修补和重建。平均年龄68.6岁(48～78岁)。阴道前壁膨出17例,子宫脱垂15例,阴道后壁膨出12例。18例患者中14例行经阴式子宫切除术,1例行开腹全子宫切除术,1例保留子宫,2例已行子宫切除手术。同时行阴道前后壁修补术17例,单行阴道后壁修补术1例。单独置入阴道前壁补片11例,同时置入阴道前壁和后壁补片6例,单独置入阴道后壁补片1例。2例术中同时行阴道穹隆骶棘韧带悬吊术,4例术中行后路吊带阴道穹隆骶骨固定术。结果18例患者总手术时间平均为116.2min(85～150min),其中放置补片的时间平均15min。术中出血平均176ml(100～300ml)。术后恢复良好,术后住院时间5.4d(5～9d)。平均随访13.1个月(6～19个月),发现4例补片侵蚀阴道黏膜,发生率为22.2%,其中1例为前壁补片,此补片较大,为梯形补片,大小为5cm×12cm;3例为后壁补片。无补片感染发生。3例(16.7%)患者出现脏器膨出复发,1例阴道前壁膨出复发Ⅲ期,1例阴道前壁膨出复发Ⅰ期,1例阴道后壁膨出复发Ⅰ期。结论补片在女性盆底重建手术中的应用,方法简单,操作容易,不延长手术时间,患者耐受性好,但补片放置方法有待进一步探讨。     

Prolift全盆底修补术治疗阴道穹隆膨出的疗效观察(附9例报告)

随着人口老龄化,盆腔器官脱垂(pelvic organpmlaps,POP)的发病率增高.子宫全切后,由于盆底"吊床结构"[1]的完整性被破坏,使阴道残端及穹隆和盆腔部分内脏从阴道脱出,形成手术和非手术方法都难以治疗的阴道穹隆膨出,严重影响患者的生活质量.我们从2006年7月至2007年8月用Prolift全盆底修补术为9例子宫全切手术后阴道穹隆膨出患者治疗,效果良好,现报告如下.     

脱细胞生物组织补片在盆底重建手术中的应用

目的初步探讨脱细胞生物组织补片在盆腔器官膨出患者盆底重建手术中的应用情况。方法选择北京大学人民医院妇科2006年5月至12月期间接受盆底修补和重建手术并应用脱细胞生物补片的盆腔器官膨出患者20例,其中子宫脱垂19例,子宫切除术后阴道穹隆脱垂Ⅱ度1例;合并存在膀胱膨出20例、直肠膨出17例。20例患者中17例同时行阴道前后壁修补术,3例行阴道前壁修补术;阴道前壁置入补片15例,阴道后壁置入补片2例,阴道前壁和后壁同时置入补片3例。结果20例患者总手术时间平均为113．1min（70～180min）,其中放置补片的时间平均为10min。术中出血平均为175ml（50～300ml）。术后恢复良好,平均随访9．3个月（6～12个月）,未发现补片侵蚀阴道黏膜情况,无感染发生。随访期间4例（20％）患者出现盆腔器官膨出复发,3例为膀胱膨出Ⅰ度,复发时间均为6个月复查时,其中2例随访12个月时仍为膀胱膨出Ⅰ度,另1例随访8个月时也为膀胱膨出Ⅰ度,未见加重;1例为膀胱膨出Ⅱ度,复发时间为6个月复查时;所有复发患者均无临床症状。结论脱细胞生物组织补片用于盆底重建手术,方法简单,操作容易,未见补片侵蚀发生,其长期效果有待进一步观察。     

Advanced utero-vaginal prolapse and vaginal vault suspension: synthetic mesh vs native tissue repair

Purpose

To compare prosthetic and ligament vaginal vault suspension at vaginal hysterectomy in patients, with utero-vaginal stage III–IV pelvic organ prolapse quantification.

Methods

A retrospective case–control study was designed to compare 61 patients who had undergone Posterior intravaginal slingplasty (PIVS) with 61 patients in a matched control group who had undergone uterosacral ligament suspension (ULS). The primary outcome was to compare anatomic vaginal vault failure rate. The secondary outcomes were subjective cure and cure without adverse events.

Results

Follow-up mean duration for the PIVS and ULS groups was 56.2 and 57.7 months, respectively. Recurrent vault prolapse was observed more frequently in the ULS group with pre-intervention stage IV prolapse (0 vs 14.8 %; p = 0.04), while there was no difference in prolapse recurrence at any vaginal site. Although the subjective cure of PIVS and ULS was superimposable (91.8 vs 86.9 %; p = 0.25), there was a significantly higher cure rate, without adverse events, in the ULS group (90.2 vs 100 %; p = 0.01).

Conclusions

Non-mesh vaginal vault repair should be considered the first-line measure at vaginal hysterectomy; prosthetic repair should be used for therapeutic purposes in patients with vaginal vault recurrence and considered at vaginal hysterectomy only in selected subjects with complete utero-vaginal eversion.     

Morbidity associated with posterior intravaginal slingplasty for uterovaginal and vault prolapse

Objective This study was carried out to evaluate the safety and efficacy of posterior intravaginal slingplasty (IVS) for upper genital prolapse. Setting Gynaecology Department, Benenden Hospital, Kent, UK. Materials and methods An observational study was conducted on 127 women, who underwent posterior IVS using the IVS Tunneller (Tyco HealthCare, USS, Norwalk, CT, USA). The indications for surgery were uterovaginal prolapse in 65% and vault prolapse in 35%. Patient follow-up was at 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and annually thereafter. Results In addition to posterior IVS, hysterectomy was performed in 22 patients, anterior colporrhaphy in 63 patients and transobturator mid-urethral tape insertion in eight patients. The mean operating time was 46 ± 18.5 min and for posterior IVS alone was 27.4 ± 10 min, and the mean peri-operative drop in haemoglobin level was 1.4 ± 0.75 gm/dL. There were no rectal, vesical or ureteric injuries. After a mean follow-up of 14 months (range 2–26 months), upper genital support was maintained in 88%, cystocele formation occurred in 8% and recurrent rectocele was seen in 11%. There was a 17% risk of tape erosion (21/127) and a re-operation rate of 24% (30/127). The risk of tape erosion was related to patient age above 60 years (RR = 1.6, 95% CI 1.02–2.5) and current treatment for diabetes (RR = 4, 95% CI 1.7–9.2). Parity, body mass index, menopausal status, HRT use, hysterectomy and surgeon’s experience were not found to influence tape erosion rate. Conclusion Posterior intravaginal slingplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for upper genital prolapse with an acceptable success rate. However, the operation is associated with high vaginal erosion and re-operation rates. No financial support was granted to this study.     

Uterosacral ligament fixation for vaginal vault suspension in uterine and vaginal vault prolapse

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the simplicity, safety, anatomic, and functional success of using the uterosacral ligaments for correction of significant complex uterine and vaginal vault prolapse by the vaginal route. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty women with uterine or vaginal vault prolapse with descent of the cervix or the vaginal vault to the introitus or greater were treated between 1993 and 1996 by the same surgeon with bilateral uterosacral ligament fixation to the vaginal cuff by the vaginal route. Included were patients with significant enterocele, cystourethrocele, rectocele, and stress urinary incontinence who had concomitant repair of coexisting pelvic support defects. An etiology of vaginal vault prolapse is discussed. RESULTS: Uterosacral ligaments were identified and used for successful vaginal vault suspension by the vaginal route in all 50 consecutive patients without subsequent failure or significant complications with a maximum follow-up of 4 years. One patient had recurrent stress urinary incontinence and two had asymptomatic cystoceles. Three patients had erosion of monofilament sutures at the vaginal apex. CONCLUSIONS: In these 50 patients with significant complex uterine or vaginal vault prolapse, uterosacral ligaments could always be identified and safely used for vaginal vault suspension by the vaginal route with no persistence or recurrence of vaginal vault prolapse 6 to 48 months after surgery. Excessive tension by the surgeon on tagged uterosacral ligaments at the time of hysterectomy may be an etiologic factor in vaginal vault prolapse.(Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:44)     

Posterior intra-vaginal slingplasty for the treatment of vaginal apex prolapse: Medium-term results of 140 operations with a novel procedure

Objectives

Urogynecologists are constantly looking for simple, safe and effective ways to cure vaginal apex prolapse. A novel surgical technique, posterior intra-vaginal slingplasty (PIVS), was reported recently to include both a high therapeutic rate and a low complication rate. The present study was aimed at evaluating the preliminary data of a series of PIVS-treated patients.

Study design

A total of 140 patients with vaginal apex prolapse underwent the PIVS operation in a daycare setting. Pre-operative demographics, operative details and post-operative follow-up data were prospectively collected for all patients.

Results

The PIVS procedure dose requires neither laparotomy nor deep transvaginal dissection as previously required for operative intervention. No intra-operative complications were recorded. The hospitalization period was relatively short. Three patients (2.1%) presented with surgical failure, whereas 137 (97.8%) of the operated patients reported satisfaction with the therapeutic results. One patient had post-operative unilateral gluteal skin infection. She was treated by surgical removal of the infected hemi-tape. Twelve (8.6%) patients had vaginal tape protrusion, of which 11 underwent segmental tape resection at the outpatient clinic. Two patients had spontaneous rejection of the tape while the vaginal apex remained well suspended. One patient suffered from post-operative fever of unknown origin, which was effectively treated with oral antibiotics.

Conclusions

The novel PIVS operation reduces the complication rate and shortens the rehabilitation period previously reported for the types of operation designed in the past to cure vaginal apex prolapse. The current list of results supports the previously reported efficacy, safety and simplicity of this procedure. However, more long-term data are required to be able to draw solid conclusions concerning the superiority of the discussed operative technique.     

Vaginal vault suspension by abdominal sacral colpopexy for prolapse: a follow up study of 40 patients

OBJECTIVES: Vaginal vault prolapse is a rare event after hysterectomy. Vaginal repair often results in a narrowed and shortened vagina with diminished function. Abdominal sacral colpopexy attaches the vaginal apex to the sacral promontory and restores the physiological position of the vagina. The objective of the study was to evaluate follow up results of the abdominal sacral colpopexy in 40 patients by a questionnaire and a gynaecologic examination. METHODS: We performed a cohort study. Between 1992 and 1998, 45 consecutive patients with a vaginal vault prolapse treated with an abdominal sacral colposcopy were included. RESULTS: Forty patients were included in the study. No serious complications occurred during surgery. Two patients per- or postoperative hemorrhage required blood transfusion. In two patients, one with a concomittant hysterectomy, the Gore-tex graft infected within 3 months after the operation. If vaginal 'protrusion' was the only preoperative complaint, in 93% (13/14) of the cases, surgery resulted in a condition without any complaint, related to the vaginal prolapse. If initially a combination of complaints (vaginal protrusion, urinary incontinence, defecation problems, sexual dysfunction) was the reason for surgery, only ten of 27 (37%) patients were symptom-free at follow up (P=0.002, Yates corrected). In the whole group 34 (85%) patients noticed before the operation a feeling of vaginal protrusion. At follow-up, 23 patients (56%) had no symptoms at all that could be related to the vaginal prolapse. Problems concerning defecation, like constipation were present before surgery in eight patients. In six of them, these complaints were resolved after surgery. However, in five patients de novo constipation developed after surgery. There were no cases of de novo urinary incontinence. At gynaecological examination in three patients, the vaginal vault prolapse recurred within the follow-up period, accounting for a success rate of 93%. In ten more patients a moderate enterorectocele developed or persisted. No reoperations were performed for that reason. CONCLUSIONS: Abdominal sacral colpopexy is a safe and efficacious treatment of the posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. To prevent the persistence or development of an enterorectocele, a culdoplasty according to Halban or McCall might possibly be helpful. Peritonisation of the graft seems not to be necessary. The use of banked collagen tissue as graft material is promising and needs further investigation.     

Repair of recurrent vaginal vault prolapse using sacrospinous ligament fixation with mesh interposition and reinforcement

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to study the efficacy of performing the repeated sacrospinous ligament fixation with mesh interposition and reinforcement in women with recurrent vaginal vault prolapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifteen consecutive patients with symptomatic severe vaginal vault or uterus prolapse after previous sacrospinous ligament fixation were enrolled. The sacrospinous ligament fixation was performed with a mesh interposition between sacrospinous ligament complex and vaginal apex. The mesh was extended to anterior and posterior vaginal wall for the repair of concurrent cystocele and rectocele, if indicated. The surgical results and complications were evaluated. The prolapse evaluation was performed according to International Continence Society (ICS) ordinal stages of pelvic organ prolapse. RESULTS: The mean age was 55 years. The mean follow-up was 2.9 years (range 1.0-5.5 years). Repeated sacrospinous ligament fixation was performed for all patients. Eleven were performed unilaterally to the right and four to the left. The average time for sacrospinous fixation was 20 min. The average blood loss for sacrospinous fixation was 75 ml. No major complication except one accidental rectotomy was observed. It was repaired intraoperatively without sequel. The concurrent pelvic surgeries included vaginal total hysterectomies, anterior colporrhaphies, posterior colporrhaphies, and tension-free vaginal tape procedures. No recurrence of apical prolapse was observed. However, two patients developed stage I prolapse on anterior vaginal wall (cystocele) and required no further repair. Minor postoperative complications were observed. CONCLUSION: Repeated sacrospinous ligament fixation with mesh interposition and reinforcement is a safe and effective procedure for the correction of recurrent vault prolapse. The extended implanted mesh can be used for the repair of concurrent cystorectocele effectively. A long-term follow-up is necessary to detect any late complication.     

补片在盆腔器官脱垂全盆底重建术中应用的初步临床分析

目的初步探讨聚丙烯补片在全盆腔重建术治疗盆腔器官脱垂的效果及并发症。方法我院妇科在2006年12月～2007年9月期间，收治12例因盆腔多个部位缺陷的脏器脱垂患者行全盆底重建术。年龄56-79岁，平均年龄（70．7±6．51）岁；8例患者年龄在70岁以上，占66％。体重指数（23±2．5）。孕次4～7次，平均（3．9±1．7）次。产次1～7次，平均（3．0±1．50）次。子宫（穹隆）脱垂Ⅳ期1例，Ⅲ期4例，Ⅱ期3例，Ⅰ期3例，0期1例。阴道前壁脱垂Ⅳ期1例，Ⅲ期10例，Ⅱ期1例。阴道后壁脱垂Ⅳ期1例，Ⅲ期1例，Ⅱ期1例，Ⅰ期8例，0期1例。所有患者均同时存在两个或两个以上部位的缺陷。结果12例患者手术时间70～195min，平均为（115±40）min术中出血量（50±400）ml，平均为（188±113）ml。12例患者术后恢复较好，术后最高体温37．2～39．0℃，平均（38．0±0．54）℃．尿管留置时间3～8d，平均（5．20±1．3）d。术后测残余尿量0～95ml，平均（22±30）ml。住院天数10b14d，平均为（12±1．5）d。所有病例穿刺顺利，未见血肿、血管及脏器损伤。12例患者，随访率91％，1例因居住外地未随访。随访时间3～12个月，平均（6．3±3．0）月。11例患者未见脱垂复发。3例患者（25％）术后6周复查时发现有吊带侵蚀。结论应用Gynemesh聚丙烯补片行全盆底重建术治疗盆腔器官脱垂，方法可行，安全可靠，近期可出现补片侵蚀，远期疗效有待观察。     

Transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy for marked uterovaginal and vault prolapse.

OBJECTIVE: The transvaginal sacrospinous ligament fixation technique was used as part of the vaginal repair procedure for marked uterovaginal prolapse, and in the treatment of vault prolapse. METHOD: Out of the 26 women treated with sacrospinous ligament suspension of the vaginal vault, 23 had marked uterovaginal prolapse and three had vault prolapse following hysterectomy. Patients with vault prolapse underwent posterior vaginal repair, obliteration of the enterocele sac and sacrospinous colpopexy. Patients with marked uterovaginal prolapse underwent vaginal hysterectomy with high ligation of the enterocele sac, anterior and posterior vaginal repair, and sacrospinous colpopexy. Bilateral salpingoopherectomy was added to the procedure in five patients. All patients were examined 6 weeks after the operation and, subsequently, on an annual basis. The mean follow-up period was 2.6 years (1-5 years). RESULTS: Out of the three patients with previous vault prolapse, none had recurrences. Out of the 23 patients with previous marked uterovaginal prolapse, only two had small cystocele, and one had small enterocele at 36 months following the operation. These patients were asymptomatic and did not need an operation. Vaginal vault prolapse was not observed in any of these patients. Two women had post-operative urinary tract infection and five had buttock discomfort, which subsided after 2 months. No other intra- or post-operative complications occurred. CONCLUSION: Transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy can be performed together with vaginal hysterectomy, and anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair in patients with marked uterovaginal prolapse because of its high success in avoiding possible vault prolapse, and low intra- and post-operative complication rates.