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Repair Procedure Targets Prolapse, Enterocele.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. -- High uterosacral ligament vaginal vault suspension with fascial reconstruction appears to provide a durable anatomic repair with good functional improvement, Dr. Mickey M. Karram reported.
Standardized exams conducted between 3 months and 3 years postoperatively showed significant improvement in all aspects of daily living in a study of 202 women, he said at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons.
The procedure involves intraperitoneal suspension of the vaginal vault to the uterosacral ligaments as well as fascial reconstruction of the anterior and posterior vaginal wall. The surgeries were performed over a 3-year period to repair enterocele and vaginal vault ...
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