Abstract
Genital prolapse requiring surgery occurs roughly in one in ten women. The majority of these surgeries occur in the anterior compartment which is very vulnerable to recurrences. Primary surgery can itself prove problematic because the majority of cystoceles are treated with ‘standard’ midline fascial plication repairs in contrast to the anatomical defects which can be diverse in location (lateral paravaginal, midline fascial or apical). It is little surprise that in the 2001 study published by Weber et.al. comparing three different anterior repair procedures with a 23-month follow-up [1] reported up to a 70 % failure rate after a ‘standard’ anterior repair.
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Rane, A., Iyer, J. (2014). Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Anterior Compartment—Kits and Customised Repairs. In: Badlani, G. (eds) Minimally Invasive Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0008-4_18
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