Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is a rare condition during pregnancy.
If all conservative treatments fail, the surgical approach has proven to be in non-pregnant women a very good option due to high efficacy and a very low morbidity and mortality rate. We are reporting on the clinical results of a 33-year-old pregnant woman with a past history of laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy who delivered by caesarean section due to a foetal breech presentation. There are only a handful of cases reporting the outcome "pregnancy" after a laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy. Nevertheless, this appears to be a useful intervention for women with a POP unresponsive to conservative treatment and open family planning. Further studies with long-term follow-ups are required to confirm this.
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Albowitz M, Schyrba V, Bolla D, Schöning A, Hornung R. Are you the author?
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Heiden General Hospital, Heiden, Switzerland.
Reference: Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2014 Oct;74(10):947-949.
doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1383032
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25364035