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Vaginal Approach to Recurrent Pelvic Prolapse

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Vaginal Surgery for Incontinence and Prolapse

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Abstract

After pelvic organ prolapse repair, nearly 30% of women undergo additional surgical intervention for prolapse recurrence (1). Despite this fact, there are few published reports specifically examining prolapse recurrence and its optimal surgical management. Furthermore, the definition of a surgical failure is not always clear, as there are cases in which organ dysfunction may persist, despite a technically sound outcome, whereas some asymptomatic patients may have a recurrent low-grade or-stage prolapse.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Jason P. Gilleran MD

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Peggy A. Norton MD, FACOG

  3. Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

    Philippe E. Zimmern MD, FACS

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  1. Department of Urology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

    Philippe E. Zimmern MD, FACS (Professor of Urology, Jane and John Justin Distinguished Chair in Urology In honor of Claus Roehrborn, MD) (Professor of Urology, Jane and John Justin Distinguished Chair in Urology In honor of Claus Roehrborn, MD)

  2. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Peggy A. Norton MD, FACOG (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery)

  3. Urology Department, Tenon Hospital, Paris, France

    François Haab MD (Professor of Urology) (Professor of Urology)

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    Christopher C. R. Chapple BSc, MD, FRCS (Urol), FEBU (Consultant Urological Surgeon) (Consultant Urological Surgeon)

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Gilleran, J.P., Norton, P.A., Zimmern, P.E. (2006). Vaginal Approach to Recurrent Pelvic Prolapse. In: Zimmern, P.E., Norton, P.A., Haab, F., Chapple, C.C.R. (eds) Vaginal Surgery for Incontinence and Prolapse. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-346-8_17

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