Study objective: To assess the feasibility and results of laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) with two separate meshes along the anterior and posterior vaginal walls in correcting multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
Design: Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification I).
Setting: Tertiary care university-affiliated teaching hospital.
Patients: Forty-six consecutive women with radiologic diagnosis of multicompartment POP with or without genuine stress urinary incontinence and no history of surgery for either disorder.
Intervention: LSC with or without laparoscopic Burch colposuspension or tension-free vaginal tape procedure.
Measurements and main results: LSC was performed in 89% of patients. Mean operating and hospitalization times were 171 +/- 37 minutes and 4.0 +/- 2.1 days, respectively. Intraoperative complications were 7% of bladder injuries successfully treated by laparoscopic suture. The success rate for POP was 83%. The main recurrence was rectocele (12%), which occurred only among women undergoing LSC plus laparoscopic Burch colposuspension (P = 0.036). The LSC was effective in treating symptoms in 95% of women. Because of excessive mesh tension, one patient (2%) developed obstructed defecation, and two (5%) had de novo urinary incontinence. In no patient did occlusion or mesh infection and/or erosion in adjacent organs occur.
Conclusion: LSC appears to be feasible and effective in treatment of multicompartment POP. Performing concomitant Burch colposuspension significantly enhances the risk of rectocele recurrence or development.