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Scientific Programme 44th Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) 20—24 October 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Author(s) -
van Breda, J.,
Farag, F.,
Heesakkers, J.,
Rijkhoff, Nico
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.22655
Subject(s) - citation , library science , medicine , computer science
Results 32 women underwent vaginal sacrospinous hystero/colpopexy and 29 had laparoscopic sacrohystero/colpopexy. Apart from a significant difference in age (Laparoscopy patients 10.4 yrs younger), all demographics were similar. There were significant improvements in ICIQ scores for vaginal symptoms (95% CI 18.5-27.5, p < 0.01) and sexual matters (mean change 28.11, p < 0.05) but no significant difference between groups. There was a significant fall in point C of POP-Q for the entire sample (without significant change in vaginal length) but no significant difference between groups. Surgery time was significantly longer in the laparoscopic group (mean difference 64.1 min, 95% CI 26.0 102.3) due to initial learning curve and choosing the laparoscopic approach for women with recurrent and complex conditions. Procedure-related risks for the two approaches and there were no mesh erosions at 3 months.