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. 2023 Nov;163(2):667-671.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14927. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

The EnPlace® sacrospinous ligament fixation-A novel minimally invasive transvaginal procedure for apical pelvic organ prolapse repair: Safety and short-term outcome results

Ronen S Gold  1 , Yoav Baruch  1 , Menahem Neuman  2 , Natalia Sumerov  3 , Asnat Groutz  1
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The EnPlace® sacrospinous ligament fixation-A novel minimally invasive transvaginal procedure for apical pelvic organ prolapse repair: Safety and short-term outcome results

Ronen S Gold et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The EnPlace® device is a novel minimally invasive tool allowing transvaginal sacrospinous ligament (SSL) fixation of apical pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The study aimed to investigate the safety and short-term efficacy of the EnPlace® SSL fixation for significant apical POP repair.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 123 consecutive patients (mean age 64.4 ± 11.1 years) with stage III or IV apical POP who underwent SSL fixation by the EnPlace® device. Safety and 6-month outcome results were analyzed and compared between 91 (74%) patients with uterine prolapse versus 32 (26%) patients with vaginal vault prolapse.

Results: There were no intraoperative or early postoperative complications. The mean (± standard deviation) duration of surgery was 30 ± 6.9 min and mean blood loss was 30.5 ± 18.5 mL. The average position of point C by POP-Quantification measurements before surgery and at 6 months postoperatively was 4.5 ± 2.8 cm and -3.1 ± 3.3 cm, respectively. Of 91 patients with preoperative uterine prolapse, eight (8.8%) patients developed a recurrent uterine prolapse within 6 months postoperatively. Of 32 patients with preoperative vault prolapse, two patients (6.3%) had recurrent vault prolapse.

Conclusion: Short-term outcome results of EnPlace® SSL fixation suggest that it is a safe and effective minimally invasive transvaginal procedure for significant apical POP repair.

Keywords: EnPlace; apical suspension; pelvic organ prolapse; sacrospinous ligament fixation; surgical outcomes; vaginal surgical approach.

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