Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Surgery in women age 80+ is successful with high satisfaction level

Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 14th, 2005

Surgery for pelvic organ prolapse is safe and has good outcome in women age 80 and over, with patients reporting a high level of satisfaction, report gynecologists at Erasmus University, Rotterdam.

Physicians conducted a retrospective, descriptive of "the long-term results of women over 80 years of age following surgery for pelvic organ prolapse."

"We reviewed all records of women of 80 years and older operated for pelvic organ prolapse; all patients alive were contacted through a postal questionnaire," wrote K.J. Schweitzer and colleagues.

"A total of 2,058 operations for pelvic organ prolapse were performed in the study period....

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-14)

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