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Vessel-sparing Excision and Primary Anastomosis
Published on: January 7, 2019
Medium-term effects on voiding function after pelvic reconstructive surgery of advanced pelvic organ prolapse: Is
Yidi Ma1, Jia Kang1, Ye Zhang1
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Objective:
To evaluate the necessity of postoperative repetitive uroflowmetry and postvoid residual volume (PVR) in women with advanced anterior vaginal prolapse.
Method:
Women with anterior vaginal prolapse stages III and IV who underwent surgery were included in this prospective cohort study. The surgical procedures included laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC), transvaginal mesh repair (TVM) and native tissue repair (NTR). Uroflowmetry, a PVR examination, the Urinary Distress Inventory-6 (UDI-6) and the Urinary Impact Questionnaire-7 (UIQ-7) were administered pre- and postoperatively. Moreover, pre- and postoperative uroflowmetry parameters were compared in women with/without an improvement in voiding difficulties according to the answer of questionnaires at one year after surgery. Paired sample t-tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, χ2 tests were used for analyses.
Results:
A total of 85 women were included in the study, and data were available for 47 of them at 1-year follow-up. Approximately half of women with advanced anterior vaginal prolapse had symptoms of voiding dysfunction, the rate of which decreased to approximately 10% postoperatively. The UDI-6 and UIQ-7 indicated a significant improvement postoperatively from baseline (both p<0.05). The PVR decreased significantly after surgery (p = 0.000). Uroflowmetry parameters remained stable within 1 year after surgery (all p>0.05) both in the improved and unimproved groups (both p>0.05).
Conclusion:
Symptoms of voiding dysfunction are improved significantly after surgery. Postoperative uroflowmetry appears to be unnecessary one year after pelvic floor reconstructive surgery.
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