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Anterior Posterior Repair-Colporrhaphy

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Symptoms

  • A soft bulge of tissue in your vagina that might protrude through the vaginal opening.
  • Difficulty having a bowel movement.
  • Sensation of rectal pressure or fullness.
  • A feeling that the rectum has not completely emptied after a bowel movement

Causes

More about Treatment

Anterior and Posterior Repair (Colporrhaphy) Anterior and posterior repair are minimally invasive procedures used to correct pelvic organs that have dropped out of their normal positions. The procedure is also called an anterior vaginal wall repair or anterior colporrhaphy.

FAQ on this Treatment

What are the complications of anterior posterior vaginal wall surgery?

Some complications are bleeding within a day or till 5-10th day, infection in the wound, difficulty in passing urine, recurrence of prolapse and painful coitus post-surgery and injury to bladder (which can cause formation of fistulae between vagina and bladder or rectum)

What are the non-surgical alternatives?

Alternatives are estrogen therapy and use of pessary (a soft contraption inserted into the vagina to control mild prolapse). However, in severe or advanced prolapse, colporrhaphy or similar surgical interventions like Paravaginal defect repair, colpoperineorrhaphy, and pelvic floor repair surgery are the only cure.

Is this surgery safe during pregnancy?

In early pregnancy (up to 18 weeks), non-surgical alternatives are administered, and later, surgery may or may not be recommended to avoid a complicated delivery/abortion/premature delivery.

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