Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2005 Jan;48(1):162-168.

Safety and Efficacy of Transvaginal Sacrospinous Colpopexy

• Kim JM
• Hong JS
• Lee KH
• Joo KY

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To determine the success rate and complications of transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy for symptomatic uterine/vault prolapse when performed by one surgeon.
METHODS
Between march 1996 and march 2002, 105 women with a symptomatic uterine/vault prolapse were treated with transvaginal sacrospinous ligament colpopexy at samsung cheil hospital. Primary outcome measures were complications (acute and long term) and success rate, with failure defined as any degree of uterine/vault prolapse requiring repeat operation, any degree of symptomatic isolated uterine/vault prolapse, any pelvic organ prolapse at or beyond the introitus. Statistical analysis was performed using simple descriptive technique.
RESULTS
During the study period, 105 transvaginal sacrospinous ligament colpopexy were performed: 41 with vaginal hysterectomy, 38 without hysterectomy, 25 for post-hysterectomy vault prolapse and 1 cervical amputation. The mean duration of follow-up was 17.7 months (0-66) There were no acute hemorrhage and no deaths. There were four intraoperative complications - three rectal wall injury and one bladder wall injury. There was a complaints of postoperative right buttock pain in 8 of the 105 procedure (7.6%), with this persisting on a chronic basis in 2 patients (1.9%). Postoperatively, there were 11 patients with uterine/valut prolapse, 4 with a cystocele and 1 with a rectocele. Of these 105, there were 6 failures (5.7%).
CONCLUSION
Transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy for the correction of uterine/vault prolapse, when performed by a surgeon experienced in the procedure, is safe and effective surgical procedure and rare major complications.

Keyword

Uterine prolapse; Sacrospinous colpopexy; Complications; Success

MeSH Terms

Amputation
Buttocks
Cystocele
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hysterectomy
Hysterectomy, Vaginal
Intraoperative Complications
Ligaments
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Prolapse
Rectocele
Urinary Bladder
Uterine Prolapse