Long-Term Patient Outcomes Following Vaginal, Open or Robotic Surgery for Post-hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of symptom relief, and retreatment rates following Mayo-McCall culdoplasty (MMC), open abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC), and robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSC) for post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse.

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All female subjects age 18 or older.
  • All female subjects that underwent ASC, MMC, and RSC for post hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse from January 1, 2000 to December 1st, 2018 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female patients who did not authorize use of their health record information for research purposes will be excluded.
  • Female patients who had prior or concomitant vaginal mesh excision, upper vaginectomy, a nonhealing vaginal wound, prior radical hysterectomy, oncologic surgery, systemic chemotherapy, pelvic radiation therapy, current malignancy, connective tissue disease, nonpermanent mesh, concomitant trachelectomy or hysterectomy, concomitant major nongynecologic surgery (rectopexy, colectomy), suspension of neovagina, fistula repair, pouch of Douglas hernia, sacrocolpo-perineopexy with extension of mesh bilaterally to the pelvic sidewalls, or no apical prolapse.
  • Female patients whose procedure was done by a non-gynecologic surgeon or was otherwise misclassified.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Brian Linder, M.D.

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Contact information:

Rubin Raju M.B.B.S.

(651) 267-5542

Raju.Rubin@mayo.edu

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