Modified Williams-Richardson operation for uterine prolapse

A preliminary report is made of 11 patients of childbearing age treated for symptomatic uterine prolapse by a suspension technic employing straps of external oblique aponeurosis according to the method of Williams and Richardson. In a relatively short period of follow-up, the operative results have been excellent in all patients. The procedure does not interfere with childbearing function; 2 of the 11 patients have subsequently had a term pregnancy without recurrence of prolapse.