The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2008;10:3:133-138
doi: 10.1576/toag.10.3.133.27414
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Colpocleisis revisited
Pallavi M Latthe, MD MRCOG, Subspecialty Trainee in Urogynaecology1,
Kamakshi Karri, MRCOG, Specialist Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology2 and
Angamuthu S Arunkalaivanan, MD MRCOG, Honorary Senior Lecturer (University of Birmingham) and Consultant Urogynaecologist and Obstetrician3
1. Birmingham Womens Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
2. Birmingham Womens Hospital, Metchley Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK
3. City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH, UK Email: anga.arunkalaivanan{at}swbh.nhs.uk (corresponding author)
Key content:
- Colpocleisis is used to treat advanced pelvic organ prolapse in older women who are too frail for conventional surgery and who are no longer sexually active.
- It is quick, easy, effective and associated with low recurrence rates and high patient satisfaction.
- Other procedures can be performed concomitantly for stress urinary incontinence and deficient perineum.
Learning objectives:
- To understand the indications, alternatives, advantages and procedure of colpocleisis.
- To review the available data on effectiveness and complications.
Ethical issues:
- Is colpocleisis an appropriate choice in sexually inactive women under 70 years in whom other corrective procedures have failed?
Please cite this article as: Latthe PM, Karri K, Arunkalaivanan AS. Colpocleisis revisited. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2008;10:133–138.
Keywords colpectomy / colpocleisis / vault prolapse
Copyright © 2008 by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.