Surgical aspects of pelvic organ prolapse (literature review)

Abstract

Pelvic organ prolapse is an unresolved problem in abdominal surgery. The main issues of this problem are prevention, conservative and surgical correction for prolapse of the pelvic organs. Preventive measures in most cases have unsatisfactory results and therefore are not widely used in practice. Conservative treatment mainly consists of complexes being developed to prevent or treat colonic stasis, which are the main cause of pelvic organ prolapse. The choice of surgical treatment method for this pathology remains a controversial issue. The proposed methods of surgical intervention have certain disadvantages: limited indications, technical difficulties, unsatisfactory long-term results. There is great interest in examination methods to determine the choice of treatment. The proposed instrumental techniques do not fully show the entire extent of dysfunction of the pelvic floor. In this regard, the search for new treatment methods continues to this day.

Keywords

• cystocele
• rectocele
• rectal prolapse
• rectal intussusception
• rectovaginal septum