Colporrhaphy

Colporrhaphy
Other namesVaginal wall repair
Specialtygynecology

Colporrhaphy (also vaginal wall repair, anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy, anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair, or simply A/P repair or A&P repair) is a surgical procedure in women that repairs a defect in the wall of the vagina. It is the surgical intervention for both cystocele (protrusion of the urinary bladder into the vagina) and rectocele (protrusion of the rectum into the vagina).[citation needed]

The repair may be to either or both of the anterior (front) or posterior (rear) vaginal walls, thus the origin of some of its alternative names.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Halpern-Elenskaia, K.; Umek, W.; Bodner-Adler, B.; Hanzal, E. (2018). "Anterior colporrhaphy: a standard operation? Systematic review of the technical aspects of a common procedure in randomized controlled trials". Int Urogynecol J. 29 (6): 781–788. doi:10.1007/s00192-017-3510-5. PMC 5948274. PMID 29214325.
  2. ^ Karram M, Maher C (2013). "Surgery for posterior vaginal wall prolapse". Int Urogynecol J. 24 (11): 1835–41. doi:10.1007/s00192-013-2174-z. PMID 24142058. S2CID 801534.
  3. ^ Grimes, C. L.; Schimpf, M. O.; Wieslander, C. K.; Sleemi, A.; Doyle, P.; Wu, Y. M.; et al. (2019). "Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations" (PDF). Int Urogynecol J. 30 (9): 1433–1454. doi:10.1007/s00192-019-04001-z. PMID 31256222. S2CID 195744109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.