Colporrhaphy

Colporrhaphy
Other names	Vaginal wall repair
Specialty	Gynecology
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Colporrhaphy (also vaginal wall repair, anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy, anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair, or simply A/P repair or A&P repair) is a surgical procedure in women that repairs a defect in the wall of the vagina. It is the surgical intervention for both cystocele (protrusion of the urinary bladder into the vagina) and rectocele (protrusion of the rectum into the vagina).^{[ citation needed ]}

The repair may be to either or both of the anterior (front) or posterior (rear) vaginal walls, thus the origin of some of its alternative names. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Halpern-Elenskaia, K.; Umek, W.; Bodner-Adler, B.; Hanzal, E. (2018). "Anterior colporrhaphy: a standard operation? Systematic review of the technical aspects of a common procedure in randomized controlled trials". Int Urogynecol J. 29 (6): 781–788. doi:10.1007/s00192-017-3510-5. PMC   5948274 . PMID   29214325.
2. Karram M, Maher C (2013). "Surgery for posterior vaginal wall prolapse". Int Urogynecol J. 24 (11): 1835–41. doi:10.1007/s00192-013-2174-z. PMID   24142058. S2CID   801534.
3. Grimes, C. L.; Schimpf, M. O.; Wieslander, C. K.; Sleemi, A.; Doyle, P.; Wu, Y. M.; et al. (2019). "Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations" (PDF). Int Urogynecol J. 30 (9): 1433–1454. doi:10.1007/s00192-019-04001-z. PMID   31256222. S2CID   195744109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.