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Anterior vaginal wall repair - Risks

Alternative Names

A/P repair; Vaginal wall repair; Anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair; Colporrhaphy- repair of vaginal wall; Cystocele repair

Risks:

Risks for any surgery are:

Incision infection or the incision opens up
Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs
Breathing problems
Bleeding
Other infection

Risks for this surgery are:

Damage to the urethra, bladder, or vagina
Irritable bladder
Changes in the vagina (prolapsed vagina)
Urine leakage from the vagina or to the skin (fistula)

Anterior vaginal wall repair

Cystocele

Anterior vaginal wall repair (Surgical treatment of urinary incontinence) - series

Reviewed last on: 1/13/2009
Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Herschorn S. Vaginal reconstructive surgery for sphincteric incontinence and prolapse. In: Wein AJ, ed. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 66.

Maher C, Baessler K, Glazener CM, Adams EJ, Hagen S. Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse in women. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007;3:CD004014.

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