ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the perfect operation method for patients with vaginal vault prolapse.Methods Twenty six patients with vaginal vault prolapse who underwent transvaginal mesh repair by Prolift from January 2008 to June 2010 were analyzed retrospectively.Results The interval time between the first operation and this morbidity of ten patients who had underwent total hysterectomy for none FPFD ( ie:hysteromyoma et al) was ( 115.2 ±51.67) months,but the interval of sixteen patients who had underwent traditional repair operation (ie:transvaginal hysteromyoma and/or colporrhaphia anterior-posterior) for FPFD was (24.38 ± 13.43) months,which was markedly shorter ( t =6.75,P ＜0.01).The interval time between the first operation and the 2nd operation of the ten patients was ( 142.8 ±59.04) months,but that of the sixteen patients was (62.13 ± 44.51 ) months,which was significantly shorter ( t =3.97,P ＜0.01 ).Their age and POP-Q staging had no difference ( P ＞0.05).All operations were successfully performed by one gynecologist.The average operation time was ( 60.96 ± 7.88 ) minutes,the average blood loss was ( 119.23 ±27.53) ml,and there was no concomitant injury.All patients were followed up of 3 ～24 months.No vaginal erosion and prolapse recurrence happened,and the cure rate was 100％.Conclusions The Prolift system appeared to be a relatively safe and effective alternative to conventional surgeries for the treatment of vaginal vault prolapse.However,long-term follow-up still need to be performed.