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Surgical repair of anterior wall vaginal defects
Author(s) -
Bai S.W.,
Jung H.J.,
Jeon M.J.,
Chung D.J.,
Kim S.K.,
Kim J.W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.04.019
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , urinary system , incidence (geometry) , anatomy , optics , physics
Objective : To compare the clinical efficacy of 3 surgical procedures for central types of anterior vaginal wall defect. Methods : A total of 138 patients diagnosed with central types of anterior vaginal wall defect who underwent classic transvaginal repair ( n = 72), transvaginal repair with polypropylene mesh ( n = 28), and internal repair ( n = 38) were followed up for at least 1 year. Results : There were no differences in development of fever, vaginal erosion, detrusor overactivity, and voiding difficulty among the 3 groups, but the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infections was significantly higher in the polypropylene mesh repair group. The difference in preoperative and postoperative hemoglobin levels and wound infection incidence were significantly higher in the internal repair group. Moreover, the recurrence rate of the anterior vaginal wall defect was significantly higher at 1 year in the internal repair group. Conclusion : Transvaginal surgical repair seems to be more efficacious than internal surgical repair for central types of anterior vaginal wall defects.