Colpocleisis
Colpocleisis is a procedure involving closure of the vagina.
It is used to treat vaginal prolapse.[1][2]
In older woman who are no longer sexually active a simple procedure for reducing prolapse is a partial colpocleisis. The procedure was described by 'Le Fort' and involves the removal of strip of anterior and posterior vaginal wall, with closure of the margins of the anterior and posterior wall to each other. This procedure may be performed with or without the presence of uterus and cervix, and when it is completed, small vaginal canal exists on either side of the septum, which is produced by the suturing of the lateral margins of the excision.
See also
References
Comprehensive Gynecology (4th ed.). Stenchever-Droegermueller. pp. 580–581.
Notes
- ↑ Abbasy S, Kenton K (March 2010). "Obliterative procedures for pelvic organ prolapse". Clin Obstet Gynecol 53 (1): 86–98. doi:10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181cd4252. PMID 20142646.
- ↑ Koski ME, Chow D, Bedestani A, Togami JM, Chesson RR, Winters JC (September 2012). "Colpocleisis for advanced pelvic organ prolapse". Urology 80: 542–6. doi:10.1016/j.urology.2012.06.009. PMID 22925232.
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