Long Term Followup Study for Sacrospinous Fixation Surgery

ABSTRACT

Pelvic organ prolapse is a common problem worldwide affecting parous women over 50 years of age withsignificant influence on quality of life. Sacrospinous fixation is a novel technique to treat patients ofuterovaginal prolapse and vault prolapse. This study was conducted on the patients operated withsacrospinous fixation surgery for a period of 5 years from 2012 to 2017. Their intraoperative and postoperativefindings were noted. These cases were followed up for 2-5 years after surgery to note the anatomicalcure rate and patient satisfaction rate. There was low incidence of intraoperative and postoperativecomplications. The anatomical cure rate and patient satisfaction rate was both 92% with 8% incidence offailure of procedure. Thus, Sacrospinous surgery is a safe, simple and effective method especially forcases with uterovaginal prolapse along with posterior compartment defects and vault prolapse.