Regional Performance of Apical Support Procedures at Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Indications: What Is the Role of Surgeon Training?

Conclusions Even in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of uterovaginal prolapse, ASPs are not routinely performed at time of hysterectomy. Fellowship-trained surgeons were more likely to perform ASPs. Ongoing educational efforts during training and postgraduate at the national and regional level on the importance of reestablishing apical vaginal support at time of hysterectomy is needed to prevent incident and recurrent post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse.
Source: Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery - Category: OBGYN Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research