Modified Pelvic Floor Repair
in Prolapsed Uterus, with Total
Prevention of Vault Prolapse
Published: June 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4459
Suthanthira devi S., Rajeswara Rao N., K.S. Kavitha Goutham, Swayam Jo thi S.
1. Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institite, Nellikuppum, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institite, Nellikuppum, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Director, K M Speciality Hospital & Bloom Fertility Centre Velachery, Chennai, India.
4. Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institite, Nellikuppum, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Suthanthira devi S,
Professor & Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institite,
Nellikuppum-603108, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: 09843050189, E-mail: drsuthanthiradevi@bloomhealthcare.in
Abstract
In and around Ammapettai, a rural area with an economically backward community, 515 cases were operated for prolapsed uteri, by doing modified pelvic floor repairs (Dr. Sunthanthradevi’s method), without any incidence of vault prolapse, with patients being followed up for 2 years after their surgeries.
Keywords
Prolapsed uterus, Pelvic floor repair, Vault proplapse