This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition, with 11.1% of women undergoing surgical treatment for POP and urinary incontinence before the age of 80, and 29.2 % of these undergoing a reoperation for recurrence of symptoms. A variety of surgical procedures are employed to treat POP, and are focussed on restoring support to pelvic structures and/or replacing defective support structures. Three of the more common procedures used to treat POP include the abdominal sacral colpoplexy (ASC), the abdominal sacral colpoperineoplexy (ASCP) and the uterosacral suspension (USS), via laparoscopic, abdominal, or vaginal routes. The purpose of this study is to compare the outcome of these three procedures retrospectively in the 168 patients who underwent ASC, ASCP or USS by Dr. Cundiff and associates between the dates of January 1988 and December 2001.
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