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Review
. 2019 Feb;46(1):97-102.
doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2018.08.004.

Transvaginal Suture-Based Repair

Ekene A Enemchukwu  1
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Review

Transvaginal Suture-Based Repair

Ekene A Enemchukwu. Urol Clin North Am. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

An estimated 300,000 women undergo pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery in the United States every year at a cost of more than 1 billion dollars per year. The prevalence of POP is approximately 2.9% to 8%, and increases with age. Apical support is required to achieve successful prolapse repair. As the search for the safest, most durable, surgical repair continues, transvaginal native tissue repairs have the advantage of providing minimally invasive surgical repairs without the added risk of abdominal, laparoscopic, or robotic surgery while avoiding the risk of mesh augmentation.

Keywords: Apical prolapse; Native tissue repair; Posthysterectomy; Transvaginal repair.

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