Abstract
Introduction and hypothesisTo assess trends in the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) amongst UK practitioners and changes in practice since a previous similar survey.MethodsAn online questionnaire survey (Typeform Pro) was emailed to British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) members. They included urogynaecologists working in tertiary centres, gynaecologists with a designated special interest in urogynaecology and general gynaecologists. The questionnaire included case scenarios encompassing contentious issues in the surgical management of POP and was a revised version of the questionnaire used in the previous surveys. The revised questionnaire included additional questions relating to the use of vaginal mesh and laparoscopic urogynaecology procedures.ResultsOf 516 BSUG members emailed, 212 provided completed responses.. For anterior vaginal wall prolapse the procedure of choice was anterior colporrhaphy (92% of respondents). For uterovaginal prolapse the procedure of choice was still vaginal hysterectomy and repair (75%). For posterior vaginal wall prolapse the procedure of choice was posterior colporrhaphy with midline fascial plication (97%). For vault prolapse the procedure of choice was sacrocolpopexy (54%) followed by vaginal wall repair and sacrospinous fixation (41%). The laparoscopic route was preferred for sacrocolpopexy (62% versus 38% for the open procedure). For primary prolapse, vaginal mesh was used by only 1% of respondents in the anterior compartment and by 3% in the posterior compartment.ConclusionBasic trends in the use of native tissue prolapse surgery remain unchanged. There has been a significant decrease in the use of vaginal mesh for both primary and recurrent prolapse, with increasing use of laparoscopic procedures for prolapse.
Highlights
Introduction and hypothesisTo assess trends in the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) amongst UK practitioners and changes in practice since a previous similar survey
There has been a significant decrease in the use of vaginal mesh for both primary and recurrent prolapse, with increasing use of laparoscopic procedures for prolapse
Following US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for vaginal mesh for POP in 2002, there was a significant increase in mesh procedures for both primary and recurrent prolapse, and recurrence rates were quoted as the reason for this increase
Summary
To assess trends in the surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) amongst UK practitioners and changes in practice since a previous similar survey. The first UK prolapse survey was conducted in 2006. It highlighted widespread variations in practice in the surgical management of prolapse [1]. A second survey was conducted 5 years later [2] and demonstrated a consistent rise in the use of vaginal mesh with little change in the use of other surgical procedures for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). The risk of recurrent prolapse and the need for further surgery were responsible for the increase in mesh usage [3,4,5]. Recent studies suggest that the risk of recurrent prolapse in the same compartment after native tissue repair has been overestimated and is more likely to be in the region of 10% [6,7,8,9]
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