ArticleInternational urogynecology journal2013
Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and uterine descent in the Netherlands.
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- Treatment outcomes of Manchester procedure versus vaginal hysterectomy for mid-compartment prolapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Practice pattern variation: treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in The Netherlands.International urogynecology journal · 2022Pooled it
- Where to for pelvic organ prolapse treatment after the FDA pronouncements? A systematic review of the recent literature.International urogynecology journal · 2013Pooled it
- Economic evaluation of Manchester procedure versus sacrospinous hysteropexy: A follow-up analysis of a randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2025Trial
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- Sacrospinous hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy with suspension of the uterosacral ligaments in women with uterine prolapse stage 2 or higher: multicentre randomised non-inferiority trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2015Trial
- A Systematic Review (and Meta-Analysis) and Global Expert Consensus Statements (U-POP): The Manchester Procedure.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Does Colpocleisis Still Hold Value? The Evolution of Apical Prolapse Surgery: A Comparative National Database Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Gynecologists' perspectives on surgical treatment for apical prolapse: a qualitative study.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Patient's preference for sacrospinous hysteropexy or modified Manchester operation: A discrete choice experiment.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Article
- Gynecologists' perspectives on two types of uterus-preserving surgical repair of uterine descent; sacrospinous hysteropexy versus modified Manchester.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Change over time in the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse between 2008 and 2014 in France: patient profiles, surgical approaches, and outcomes.International urogynecology journal · 2021Article
- Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging to quantify pelvic organ mobility after treatment for uterine descent: differences between surgical procedures.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
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- Vaginal cystocele repair and hysteropexy in women with anterior and central compartment prolapse: efficacy and safety after 30 months of follow-up.International urogynecology journal · 2018Article
- Cervical amputation versus vaginal hysterectomy: a population-based register study.International urogynecology journal · 2017Article
- Practice pattern variation in surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence in The Netherlands.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- Pelvic organ prolapse surgical management in Portugal and FDA safety communication have an impact on vaginal mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisTo evaluate current practice in the surgical treatment of uterine descent among members of the Dutch Urogynecological Society and to analyze possible trends in the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in the Netherlands during the last decade.
methodsA questionnaire, including case scenarios, was sent to the members of the Dutch Urogynecological Society. Using a nationwide registry from the Netherlands, we assessed the number and type of surgical procedures performed for pelvic organ prolapse between 1997 and 2009.
resultsThe response rate was 73%, with 161 questionnaires completed. Vaginal hysterectomy, sacrospinous hysteropexy, and the Manchester Fothergill procedure were the most frequently performed surgical interventions for uterine descent. In the case of lower stage uterine descent, uterus preservation was preferred, but in the case of higher stage there was wide variation. Two thirds of the respondents stated that in recent years they tended to save the uterus more often. The registered number of hospital admissions for uterine descent increased by 30% between 1997 and 2009 and the number of surgical procedures almost doubled. The number of vaginal hysterectomies performed because of uterine descent increased by only 15% in this period.
conclusionsIn the Netherlands, surgical policy in the case of uterine descent is very variable, with no clear preference for either hysterectomy or uterus preservation. There was a high increase in hospital admissions and pelvic organ prolapse procedures in the last decade. The number of vaginal hysterectomies performed because of uterine descent did not follow this change, which reflects a trend toward preserving the uterus.
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