Surgery for Apical Vaginal Prolapse After Hysterectomy: Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy

Abstract

The number of surgeries for pelvic organ prolapse in the United States is increasing. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy has become the gold standard for women desiring a restorative repair of their apical pelvic organ prolapse. Despite the associated morbidity of abdominal sacrocolpopexy, advances in minimally invasive approaches have safely increased the number of these surgeries performed, especially among urologists. Moreover, a number of studies have demonstrated superior objective outcomes after abdominal sacrocolpopexy when compared with vaginal approaches. Variations in the technique are described, but no consensus exists on a standard approach.

Keywords: Abdominal sacrocolpopexy; Apical vaginal prolapse; Female urology; Review paper; Urogynecology.