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Investigation after vaginal cystocele repair with double-layered fascia plication and hysterectomy for prolapse

Conditions
N81.1
R39.1
Cystocele
Other difficulties with micturition
Registration Number
DRKS00021807
Lead Sponsor
Deutsches Beckenbodenzentrum, Klinik für Urogynäkologie, St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Double-layered vaginal cystocele repair and vaginal hysterectomy for prolapse in the period 01/2018 to 12 months before examination
-patients of the DBBZ over the age of 18
-ability to informed consent
-Willing and able to join follow-up visit and complete a questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

-Previous pelvic floor repair
-concomitant surgery such as posterior vaginal wall repair, perineal body reconstruction, incontinence procedures (not excluded are simultaneous interventions such as biopsy samples, cyst extirpation, adnectomy, adhesiolysis)

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cure rate is defined anatomically, primary endpoint is the number of women with anatomical success 1-2 years after surgery.<br><br>Anatomical success is evaluated using the ICS-POPQ system for objective assessment. A success can be assumed if the anterior vaginal wall and the vaginal apex (point Aa, Ba and C in the ICS-POPQ system) are more than 1 cm proximal of the hymen (stage 0 and I according to POPQ).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of women with improvement in bladder emptying (postvoidal residual) 1-2 years after surgery compared to before surgery. In case of sonographic postvoidal residual it is measured by single-use catheter.<br><br>Development of quality of life 1-2 years after surgery (postoperative satisfaction based on the Likert scale).
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