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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2017 Oct;28(10):1469-1479.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3296-5. Epub 2017 Apr 17.

Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy compared with open abdominal sacrocolpopexy for vault prolapse repair: a randomised controlled trial

Anne-Lotte W M Coolen  1   2 , Anique M J van Oudheusden  3 , Ben Willem J Mol  4   5 , Hugo W F van Eijndhoven  6 , Jan-Paul W R Roovers  7 , Marlies Y Bongers  3   8
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy compared with open abdominal sacrocolpopexy for vault prolapse repair: a randomised controlled trial

Anne-Lotte W M Coolen et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis: The objective was to evaluate the functional outcome after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy versus open sacrocolpopexy in women with vault prolapse.

Methods: A multicentre randomised controlled trial was carried out at four teaching and two university hospitals in the Netherlands in women with symptomatic vault prolapse requiring surgical treatment. Participants were randomised for laparoscopic or open sacrocolpopexy. Primary outcome was disease-specific quality of life measured using the Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI) questionnaire at 12 months' follow-up. Secondary outcomes included anatomical outcome and perioperative data. We needed 74 participants to show a difference of 10 points on the prolapse domain of the UDI 12 months after surgery (power of 80%, α error 0.05).

Results: Between 2007 and 2012, a total of 74 women were randomised. Follow-up after 12 months showed no significant differences in domain scores of the UDI between the two groups. After 12 months, both groups reported a UDI score of 0.0 (IQR: 0-0) for the domain "genital prolapse", which was the primary outcome. There were no significant differences between the two groups (p = 0.93). The number of severe complications was 4 in the laparoscopic group versus 7 in the open abdominal group (RR 0.57; 95% CI 0.50-2.27). There was less blood loss and a shorter hospital stay after laparoscopy; 2 (IQR 2-3) versus 4 (IQR 3-5) days, which was statistically different. There was no significant difference in anatomical outcome at 12 months.

Conclusion: Our trial provides evidence to support a laparoscopic approach when performing sacrocolpopexy, as there was less blood loss and hospital stay was shorter, whereas functional and anatomical outcome were not statistically different.

Keywords: Pelvic organ prolapse; Sacral colpopexy; Sacrocolpopexy; Vault prolapse.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding

No financial disclaimer.

Ethics approval

The study was approved by the ethics committees of all the participating hospitals.

Trial registration number: NTR 3276: http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=3276

Conflicts of interest

None.

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