Purpose Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) related to pelvic organ prolapse represents a common condition that negatively impacts female sexual activity. Laparoscopic pelvic organ prolapse surgery (POPs) and the anterior repair with a trocar-less trans-vaginal mesh (TTMs) represent two different surgical techniques to treat SUI secondary to POP. This study aimed to report the results of these techniques comparing the sexual and functional outcome improvement.Materials and methods Fifty-nine sexually active female patients, complaining of urodynamic stress incontinence, were enrolled in this prospective study, and simply randomized in two groups: 29 POPs and 30 TTMs. All patients were studied at baseline and 6 months after surgery. Preoperative evaluation included medical history, urodynamic test, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and pelvic magnetic resonance defecography. Six months after surgery, all patients completed the FSFI and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) and were investigated with a uroflowmetry test with post-void residual volume (PVR).Results At 6 months after surgery, 87% of POPs patients and 79% of TTMs subjects resulted dry. No statistically significant results were obtained in terms of urinary outcomes between the two surgical groups. Regarding sexual function, POPs group exhibited a significant greater improvement of global FSFI (mean: 27.4; SD: 4.31) compared to TTMs group (mean FSFI: 23.56; SD: 2.28; p-value <= 0.0001).Conclusions Our results indicated that POPs and TTMs lead to satisfactory and safe functional outcomes with a good recovery of urinary continence. Furthermore, POPs, when compared to TTMs, led to a greater improvement of sexual function.

Sexual and functional outcomes after prolapse surgery. A randomized prospective comparison of trocarless transvaginal mesh and pelvic organ prolapse suspension / Fuschi, Andrea; Martoccia, Alessia; Al Salhi, Yazan; Maggi, Martina; Capone, Lorenzo; Suraci, Paolo Pietro; Antonioni, Alice; Bozzini, Giorgio; Illiano, Ester; Costantini, Elisabetta; Zucchi, Alessandro; Cervigni, Mauro; Carbone, Antonio; Pastore, Antonio Luigi. - In: LANGENBECK'S ARCHIVES OF SURGERY. - ISSN 1435-2451. - 407:4(2022), pp. 1693-1700. [10.1007/s00423-022-02458-z]

Sexual and functional outcomes after prolapse surgery. A randomized prospective comparison of trocarless transvaginal mesh and pelvic organ prolapse suspension

Fuschi, Andrea;Martoccia, Alessia;Al Salhi, Yazan;Maggi, Martina;Capone, Lorenzo;Suraci, Paolo Pietro;Antonioni, Alice;Costantini, Elisabetta;Zucchi, Alessandro;Carbone, Antonio;Pastore, Antonio Luigi
2022

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Purpose Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) related to pelvic organ prolapse represents a common condition that negatively impacts female sexual activity. Laparoscopic pelvic organ prolapse surgery (POPs) and the anterior repair with a trocar-less trans-vaginal mesh (TTMs) represent two different surgical techniques to treat SUI secondary to POP. This study aimed to report the results of these techniques comparing the sexual and functional outcome improvement.Materials and methods Fifty-nine sexually active female patients, complaining of urodynamic stress incontinence, were enrolled in this prospective study, and simply randomized in two groups: 29 POPs and 30 TTMs. All patients were studied at baseline and 6 months after surgery. Preoperative evaluation included medical history, urodynamic test, Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and pelvic magnetic resonance defecography. Six months after surgery, all patients completed the FSFI and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) and were investigated with a uroflowmetry test with post-void residual volume (PVR).Results At 6 months after surgery, 87% of POPs patients and 79% of TTMs subjects resulted dry. No statistically significant results were obtained in terms of urinary outcomes between the two surgical groups. Regarding sexual function, POPs group exhibited a significant greater improvement of global FSFI (mean: 27.4; SD: 4.31) compared to TTMs group (mean FSFI: 23.56; SD: 2.28; p-value <= 0.0001).Conclusions Our results indicated that POPs and TTMs lead to satisfactory and safe functional outcomes with a good recovery of urinary continence. Furthermore, POPs, when compared to TTMs, led to a greater improvement of sexual function.
2022
laparoscopy; minimally invasive surgery; pelvic organ prolapse; sexual function; trans-vaginal mesh; urinary outcomes; female; humans; prospective studies; sexual behavior; surgical mesh; pelvic organ prolapse; urinary incontinence; urinary incontinence, stress
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Sexual and functional outcomes after prolapse surgery. A randomized prospective comparison of trocarless transvaginal mesh and pelvic organ prolapse suspension / Fuschi, Andrea; Martoccia, Alessia; Al Salhi, Yazan; Maggi, Martina; Capone, Lorenzo; Suraci, Paolo Pietro; Antonioni, Alice; Bozzini, Giorgio; Illiano, Ester; Costantini, Elisabetta; Zucchi, Alessandro; Cervigni, Mauro; Carbone, Antonio; Pastore, Antonio Luigi. - In: LANGENBECK'S ARCHIVES OF SURGERY. - ISSN 1435-2451. - 407:4(2022), pp. 1693-1700. [10.1007/s00423-022-02458-z]
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