Mee Ran Kim1, Jin Hong Kim, Hyun Hee Cho. 1. Catholic University Medical College, Department of Ob/Gyn, St's Mary's Hospital YeoidoDong, Seoul 150-713, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the quality of life following infracoccygeal sacropexy in patients with pelvic organ prolapse by using the short versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7). METHODS: We prospectively studied 35 women who underwent infracoccygeal sacropexy for the management of uterine or stump prolapse. The recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse was assessed 6 months after surgery. The prolapse, urinary, and colorectal scales of PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 were assessed at baseline and 6 months after surgery. RESULTS: The preoperative grade of prolapse was 2.7+/-0.7; 6 months after the surgery, it decreased to 0.4+/-0.6. PFDI-20 and its 3 respective scales demonstrated statistically significant improvements following the surgery (P<0.05). (POPDI-6 score, 57.7+/-12.3 vs. 41.6+/-8.3; CRADI-8 score, 36.6+/-7.2 vs. 28.5+/-3.2; and UDI-6 score, 57.1+/-14.8 vs. 33.9+/-7.6; preoperatively vs. postoperatively) The three scales of PFIQ-7, namely, UIQ-7, CRAIQ-7, and POPIQ-7, exhibited statistically significant improvements after the surgery (UIQ-7 score, 22.3+/-5.6 vs. 9.8+/-3.8; CRAIQ-7 score, 11.1+/-4.2 vs. 28.8+/-7.1; and POPIQ-7 score, 38.7+/-12.5 vs. 16.9+/-7.8; preoperatively vs. postoperatively). CONCLUSIONS: Infracoccygeal sacropexy was an effective method for the management of uterine/stump prolapse; further, it improved the quality of life of women with pelvic organ prolapse.
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the quality of life following infracoccygeal sacropexy in patients with pelvic organ prolapse by using the short versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7). METHODS: We prospectively studied 35 women who underwent infracoccygeal sacropexy for the management of uterine or stump prolapse. The recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse was assessed 6 months after surgery. The prolapse, urinary, and colorectal scales of PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 were assessed at baseline and 6 months after surgery. RESULTS: The preoperative grade of prolapse was 2.7+/-0.7; 6 months after the surgery, it decreased to 0.4+/-0.6. PFDI-20 and its 3 respective scales demonstrated statistically significant improvements following the surgery (P<0.05). (POPDI-6 score, 57.7+/-12.3 vs. 41.6+/-8.3; CRADI-8 score, 36.6+/-7.2 vs. 28.5+/-3.2; and UDI-6 score, 57.1+/-14.8 vs. 33.9+/-7.6; preoperatively vs. postoperatively) The three scales of PFIQ-7, namely, UIQ-7, CRAIQ-7, and POPIQ-7, exhibited statistically significant improvements after the surgery (UIQ-7 score, 22.3+/-5.6 vs. 9.8+/-3.8; CRAIQ-7 score, 11.1+/-4.2 vs. 28.8+/-7.1; and POPIQ-7 score, 38.7+/-12.5 vs. 16.9+/-7.8; preoperatively vs. postoperatively). CONCLUSIONS: Infracoccygeal sacropexy was an effective method for the management of uterine/stump prolapse; further, it improved the quality of life of women with pelvic organ prolapse.