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Preventing posthysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse and enterocele during vaginal hysterectomy. 1987

S H Cruikshank

One hundred twelve vaginal hysterectomies were performed during a period of 2 years, 8 months. During the first year and a half, fourteen procedures were performed on patients referred to our institution because of posthysterectomy vaginal prolapse. We present our results of abdominal and vaginal repairs for vaginal prolapse. Moreover, we present and emphasize a modified surgical technique for the prevention of posthysterectomy vaginal prolapse and enterocele during vaginal hysterectomy. In all 112 patients no posthysterectomy prolapse has occurred. It is concluded that these procedures are acceptable ones to prevent an infrequent, yet tragic consequence of hysterectomy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007044	Hysterectomy	Excision of the uterus.	Hysterectomies
D007045	Hysterectomy, Vaginal	Removal of the uterus through the vagina.	Colpohysterectomy,Colpohysterectomies,Hysterectomies, Vaginal,Vaginal Hysterectomies,Vaginal Hysterectomy
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012086	Reoperation	A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery.	Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006547	Hernia	Protrusion of tissue, structure, or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernia may involve tissues such as the ABDOMINAL WALL or the respiratory DIAPHRAGM. Hernias may be internal, external, congenital, or acquired.	Enterocele,Hernias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults