What is an anterior colporrhaphy repair?
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What is an anterior colporrhaphy repair?
Cystocele repair (anterior colporrhaphy) repairs the hernia of the wall between the bladder and vagina. This procedure can ease chronic discomfort from a bulging vagina and difficulty emptying the bladder.
What is a anteroposterior colporrhaphy?
What is an anterior colporrhaphy? Anterior colporrhaphy is a procedure commonly performed to correct a cystocele or “dropped bladder.” While it can be performed alone, it is often combined with additional prolapse procedures in order to correct all the areas of prolapse in the vagina.
How long does anterior repair last?
The operation is usually performed under a general anaesthetic but various anaesthetic techniques are possible. The operation usually takes about 30 minutes.
How long does anterior colporrhaphy surgery take?
It involves making a cut on the front wall of the vagina and repairing the wall between the bladder and vagina, this cures the bulge in the vaginal wall. The operation normally takes around 30 minutes to complete.
Is colporrhaphy major surgery?
Colporrhaphy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that repairs and strengthens the vaginal wall after a pelvic organ prolapse (POP). A pelvic organ prolapse occurs when one of the organs in the pelvic floor region slips out of its normal location in the body.
How long does it take to recover from colporrhaphy?
Typical recovery for the procedure is 2-3 weeks. Your doctor may prescribe pain medication to make you feel more comfortable. You can expect to resume normal physical activity within hours of your procedure. But you should not have sex until 6 weeks after surgery.
How successful is anterior colporrhaphy?
Success rate of the surgery is about 85 – 90%. Serious complications are rare with this type of surgery. However, no surgery is without risk and the main potential complications are listed below.
Is colporrhaphy painful?
This is known as pelvic organ prolapse. These sagging organs create a bulge in the vagina, causing pressure, pain, discomfort, and urinary and bowel dysfunction, among other symptoms.
Is a anterior colporrhaphy major surgery?
Anterior and posterior repair are minimally invasive procedures used to correct pelvic organs that have dropped out of their normal positions.
