Repair of recurrent vaginal vault prolapse using sacrospinous ligament fixation with mesh interposition and reinforcement

Objective. Our goal was to study the efficacy of performing the repeated sacrospinous ligament fixation with mesh interposition and reinforcement in women with recurrent vaginal vault prolapse. Materials and methods. Fifteen consecutive patients with symptomatic severe vaginal vault or uterus prolapse after previous sacrospinous ligament fixation were enrolled. The sacrospinous ligament fixation was performed with a mesh interposition between sacrospinous ligament complex and vaginal apex. The mesh was extended to anterior and posterior vaginal wall for the repair of concurrent cystocele and rectocele, if indicated. The surgical results and complications were evaluated. The prolapse evaluation was performed according to International Continence Society (ICS) ordinal stages of pelvic organ prolapse. Results. The mean age was 55 years. The mean follow-up was 2.9 years (range 1.0-5.5 years). Repeated sacrospinous ligament fixation was performed for all patients. Eleven were performed unilaterally to the righ...