SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2018
Anterior colporrhaphy: a standard operation? Systematic review of the technical aspects of a common procedure in randomized controlled trials.
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- Shortening Indwelling Catheterization After Vaginal Surgery for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Results from a Prospective Randomized Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Predicting Postoperative Stress Urinary Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery via Machine Learning and Regression Models: Development and Validation Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Prospective Comparative Study of EMSella Therapy and Surgical Anterior Colporrhaphy for Urinary Incontinence: Outcomes and Efficacy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Continuous Stitches Versus Simple Interrupted Stitches During Anterior Colporrhaphy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Anterior Colporrhaphy and Paravaginal Repair for Anterior Compartment Prolapse: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Anterior pelvic organ prolapse repair: the intersection of science and art.Gynecology and pelvic medicine · 2024Article
- Robotically assisted laparoscopic lateral suspension: a step-by-step approach aiming to standardize a novel procedure.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- Double-layered anterior colporrhaphy (DAC)-video and mid-term follow-up of 60 patients.International urogynecology journal · 2023Article
- The Vaginal Patch Plastron Associated to the Anterior Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation for the Treatment of Advanced Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Surgical anatomy of the mid-vagina.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2022Review
- Current techniques used to perform surgery for anterior and posterior vaginal wall prolapse in South Korea.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2022Article
- Non-absorbable versus absorbable sutures for anterior colporrhaphy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in South Korea.BMJ open · 2020Article
- A long-term comparative study of Uphold™ transvaginal mesh kit against anterior colporrhaphy.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Joint report on terminology for surgical procedures to treat pelvic organ prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Trends in apical prolapse surgery between 2010 and 2016 in Denmark.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionAnterior colporrhaphy (AC) is considered a standard procedure and is performed all over the world. However, not a single step of the procedure has ever been truly standardized and the rates of failure show a wide range in the literature from 0% up to 92%. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the differences in technique and procedure worldwide.
methodsWe performed a systematic literature search up to March 2016 using the MeSH terms "(anterior AND (colporrhaph* or colporhaph* or repair* or cystocel*)" using Preferred Reporting Items for Sytematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Only randomized controlled trials (RCT) were included in the systematic review. A 14-point checklist was used to assess the quality of surgery undertaken in each RCT.
resultsForty RCTs from all over the world were included in the review. The indication for AC was urinary incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse. A detailed description of colporrhaphy was not provided even in the well-conducted RCTs. The review showed differences in each step of the procedure, in perioperative care, in anesthesia and in surgeon' experience.
conclusionOur results highlight the problems concerning AC with the great range in postoperative outcomes. There is diversity in the anatomical structures used in the repair, in perioperative care and in the procedure itself.
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