Apical prolapse surgery

Epidemiology of surgically managed pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence

OLSEN, A., SMITH, V, BERGSTROM, J., COLLING, J., & CLARK, A. (1997) · Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00058-6 · Cited by 3,335 · see citing works

Nationwide Trends in the Performance of Inpatient Hysterectomy in the United States

Wright, J. D., Herzog, T. J., Tsui, J., Ananth, C. V., Lewin, S. N., Lu, Y., Neugut, A. I., & Hershman, D. L. (2013) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318299a6cf · Cited by 763 · see citing works

The distribution of pelvic organ support in a population of female subjects seen for routine gynecologic health care

Swift, S. (2000) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1067/mob.2000.107583 · Cited by 518 · see citing works

Procedures for pelvic organ prolapse in the United States, 1979-1997

Boyles, S. H., Weber, A. M., & Meyn, L. (2003) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1067/mob.2003.101 · Cited by 501 · see citing works

Cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States

Subak, L. L. (2001) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/s0029-7844(01)01472-7 · Cited by 495 · see citing works

Long-Term Mortality Associated With Oophorectomy Compared With Ovarian Conservation in the Nurses' Health Study

Parker, W. H., Feskanich, D., Broder, M. S., Chang, E., Shoupe, D., Farquhar, C. M., Berek, J. S., & Manson, J. E. (2013) · Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e3182864350 · Cited by 454 · see citing works

Comparison of 2 Transvaginal Surgical Approaches and Perioperative Behavioral Therapy for Apical Vaginal Prolapse: The OPTIMAL Randomized Trial

Barber, M. D., Brubaker, L., Burgio, K. L., Richter, H. E., Nygaard, I., Weidner, A. C., Menefee, S. A., Lukacz, E. S., Norton, P., Schaffer, J., et al. (2014) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2014.1719 · Cited by 428 · see citing works

Surgery for women with apical vaginal prolapse

Maher, C., Feiner, B., Baeßler, K., Christmann‐Schmid, C., Haya, N., & Brown, J. (2016) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012376 · Cited by 424 · see citing works

Laparoscopic Compared With Robotic Sacrocolpopexy for Vaginal Prolapse

Paraiso, M. F. R., Jelovsek, J. E., Frick, A. C., Chen, C. C. G., & Barber, M. D. (2011) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318231537c · Cited by 417 · see citing works

Advanced anterior vaginal wall prolapse is highly correlated with apical prolapse

Rooney, K., Kenton, K., Mueller, E. R., FitzGerald, M. P., & Brubaker, L. (2006) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.065 · Cited by 281 · see citing works

A randomised controlled trial of abdominal versus laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy for the treatment of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse: LAS study

Freeman, R. M., Pantazis, K. D., Thomson, A. J. M., Frappell, J. M., Bombieri, L., Moran, P., Slack, M. C., Scott, P., & Waterfield, M. R. (2012) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-012-1885-x · Cited by 267 · see citing works

Robotic Compared With Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy

Anger, J. T., Mueller, E. R., Tarnay, C. M., Smith, B. M., Stroupe, K. T., Rosenman, A., Brubaker, L. T., Bresee, C. J., & Kenton, K. S. (2013) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000000006 · Cited by 260 · see citing works

Pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States, 1997

Brown, J. S., Waetjen, L. E., Subak, L. L., Thom, D. H., Eeden, S. K. V. D., & Vittinghoff, E. (2002) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1067/mob.2002.121897 · Cited by 245 · see citing works

Patient preferences for uterine preservation and hysterectomy in women with pelvic organ prolapse

Korbly, N. B., Kassis, N. C., Good, M. M., Richardson, M. L., Book, N. M., Yip, S., Saguan, D., Gross, C., Evans, J., Lopes, V. V., et al. (2013) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.003 · Cited by 211 · see citing works

Fascial and muscular abnormalities in women with urethral hypermobility and anterior vaginal wall prolapse

DeLancey, J. O. L. (2002) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1067/mob.2002.125733 · Cited by 205 · see citing works

Sacrospinous hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy with suspension of the uterosacral ligaments in women with uterine prolapse stage 2 or higher: multicentre randomised non-inferiority trial

Detollenaere, R. J., den Boon, J., Stekelenburg, J., IntHout, J., Vierhout, M. E., Kluivers, K. B., & van Eijndhoven, H. W. F. (2015) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.h3717 · Cited by 194 · see citing works

One-year follow-up after sacrospinous hysteropexy and vaginal hysterectomy for uterine descent: a randomized study

Dietz, V., van der Vaart, C. H., van der Graaf, Y., Heintz, P., & Schraffordt Koops, S. E. (2010) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-009-1014-7 · Cited by 188 · see citing works

Oophorectomy vs Ovarian Conservation With Hysterectomy

Jacoby, V. L., Grady, D. G., Wactawski‐Wende, J., Manson, J. E., Allison, M., Kuppermann, M., Sarto, G. E., Robbins, J. A., Phillips, L. S., Martin, L. W., et al. (2011) · Archives of Internal Medicine · doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.121 · Cited by 188 · see citing works

Outcomes of Vaginal Prolapse Surgery Among Female Medicare Beneficiaries: The Role of Apical Support

Eilber, K. S., Alperin, M., Khan, A., Wu, N., Pashos, C. L., Clemens, J. Q., & Anger, J. T. (2013) · Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e3182a8a5e4 · Cited by 177 · see citing works

Uterine-preserving POP surgery

Gutman, R. E., & Maher, C. (2013) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-013-2171-2 · Cited by 167 · see citing works

Bilateral salpingectomy can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in the general population: A meta-analysis

Yoon, S., Kim, S., Shim, S., Kang, S.-B., & Lee, S. (2016) · European Journal of Cancer · doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2015.12.003 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

Risk of unanticipated abnormal gynecologic pathology at the time of hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse

Frick, A. C., Walters, M. D., Larkin, K., & Barber, M. D. (2010) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.077 · Cited by 152 · see citing works

Attitudes Toward Hysterectomy in Women Undergoing Evaluation for Uterovaginal Prolapse

Frick, A. C., Barber, M. D., Paraiso, M. F. R., Ridgeway, B., Jelovsek, J. E., & Walters, M. D. (2013) · Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery · doi:10.1097/spv.0b013e31827d8667 · Cited by 149 · see citing works

Pelvic support, pelvic symptoms, and patient satisfaction after colpocleisis

FitzGerald, M. P., Richter, H. E., Bradley, C. S., Ye, W., Visco, A. C., Cundiff, G. W., Zyczynski, H. M., Fine, P. M., Weber, A., & for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (2008) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-008-0696-6 · Cited by 145 · see citing works

Medium-Term Anatomic and Functional Results of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Beyond the Learning Curve

Claerhout, F., Ridder, D. J. M. K. D., Roovers, J., Rommens, H., Spelzini, F., Vandenbroucke, V., Coremans, G., & Deprest, J. A. (2008) · European Urology · doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2008.12.008 · Cited by 130 · see citing works

Management of vaginal vault prolapse

Toozs-Hobson, P. M., Boos, K., & Cardozo, L. (1998) · BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1998.tb09343.x · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy compared with open abdominal sacrocolpopexy for vault prolapse repair: a randomised controlled trial

Coolen, A.-L. W. M., van Oudheusden, A. M. J., Mol, B. W. J., van Eijndhoven, H. W. F., Roovers, J.-P. W. R., & Bongers, M. Y. (2017) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-017-3296-5 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Pelvic organ prolapse: Anterior, superior, and posterior vaginal segment defects

Shull, B. L. (1999) · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70427-8 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Laparoscopic versus abdominal sacrocolpopexy: a randomized controlled trial

Costantini, E., Mearini, L., Lazzeri, M., Bini, V., Nunzi, E., di Biase, M., & Porena, M. (2016) · Journal of Urology · doi:10.1016/j.juro.2015.12.089 · Cited by 108 · see citing works

Effect of Vaginal Mesh Hysteropexy vs Vaginal Hysterectomy With Uterosacral Ligament Suspension on Treatment Failure in Women With Uterovaginal Prolapse: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Nager, C. W., Visco, A. G., Richter, H. E., Rardin, C. R., Rogers, R. G., Harvie, H. S., Zyczynski, H. M., Paraiso, M. F. R., Mazloomdoost, D., Grey, S., et al. (2019) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2019.12812 · Cited by 103 · see citing works

The UK National Prolapse Survey: 10 years on

Jha, S., Cutner, A., & Moran, P. (2018) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-017-3476-3 · Cited by 102 · see citing works

Anterior vaginal wall length and degree of anterior compartment prolapse seen on dynamic MRI

Hsu, Y., Chen, L., Summers, A., Ashton-Miller, J. A., & DeLancey, J. O. L. (2007) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-007-0405-x · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Population Distribution of Lifetime Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the United States

Pearce, C. L., Stram, D. O., Ness, R. B., Stram, D. A., Roman, L. D., Templeman, C. E., Lee, A. W., Menon, U., Fasching, P. A., McAlpine, J. N., et al. (2015) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-1128 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse

Maher, C., Baeßler, K., Barber, M. D., Cheong, C., Consten, E. C. J., Cooper, K. G., Deffieux, X., Dietz, V., Gutman, R. E., van Iersel, J. J., et al. (2018) · Climacteric · doi:10.1080/13697137.2018.1551348 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Laparoscopic hysteropexy versus vaginal hysterectomy for the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse: a prospective randomized pilot study

Rahmanou, P., Price, N., & Jackson, S. R. (2015) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-015-2761-2 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

HIGH INCIDENCE OF VAGINAL MESH EXTRUSION USING THE INTRAVAGINAL SLINGPLASTY SLING

Siegel, A. L., Kim, M. H., GOLDSTEIN, M., Levey, S. H., & Ilbeigi, P. (2005) · The Journal of Urology · doi:10.1097/01.ju.0000173927.74235.e9 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Differences in recurrent prolapse at 1 year after total vs supracervical hysterectomy and robotic sacrocolpopexy

Myers, E. M., Siff, L., Osmundsen, B., Geller, E., & Matthews, C. A. (2015) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-014-2551-2 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

Risk factors for failure of transvaginal sacrospinous uterine suspension in the treatment of uterovaginal prolapse.

Lin, T., Su, T.-H., Wang, Y.-L., Lee, M., Hsieh, C., Wang, K., & Chen, G. (2005) · PubMed · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Trends in Hysteropexy and Apical Support for Uterovaginal Prolapse in the United States from 2002 to 2012

Madsen, A. M., Raker, C., & Sung, V. W. (2017) · Urogynecology · doi:10.1097/spv.0000000000000426 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Corrections

(2014) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000000357 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Effects of colpocleisis on bowel symptoms among women with severe pelvic organ prolapse

for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, Gutman, R. E., Bradley, C. S., Ye, W., Markland, A. D., Whitehead, W. E., & FitzGerald, M. P. (2009) · International Urogynecology Journal · doi:10.1007/s00192-009-1062-z · Cited by 28 · see citing works

A comparison of 30-day surgical outcomes for minimally invasive and open sacrocolpopexy

Tyson, M. D., & Wolter, C. E. (2013) · Neurourology and Urodynamics · doi:10.1002/nau.22522 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Can the Learning Curve of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Be Reduced by a Structured Training Program?

Mowat, A., MAHER, C. F., & Pelecanos, A. M. (2017) · Urogynecology · doi:10.1097/spv.0000000000000441 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Surgical Outcomes After Apical Repair for Vault Compared With Uterovaginal Prolapse

Rogers, R. G., Nolen, T. L., Weidner, A. C., Richter, H. E., Jelovsek, J. E., Shepherd, J. P., Harvie, H. S., Brubaker, L. T., Menefee, S. A., Myers, D. L., et al. (2018) · Obstetrics and Gynecology · doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000002492 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Paper 10: Burch Colposuspension at the Time of Sacrocolpopexy in Stress Continent Women Reduces Bothersome Stress Urinary Symptoms: The Care Randomized Trial

Brubaker, L. T. (2005) · Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery · doi:10.1097/01.spv.0000176076.21062.47 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Recurrence Rate and Risk Factors for Apical Prolapse After Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation: A Prospective Cohort Study

Kayondo, M., Kajabwangu, R., Byamukama, O., Ainomugisha, B., Kato, K. P., Tibaijuka, L., Lugobe, H. M., & Geissbuehler, V. (2026) · Cureus · doi:10.7759/cureus.106420

Surgical treatment of apical prolapse Number 9 – 2026

Sartori, M. G. F., Brito, L. G. O., Schreiner, L., do Rêgo, A. D., Picoloto, A. S. B., Bilhar, A. P. M., Delroy, C. A., Prado, D. S., de Oliveira, E., Haddad, J. M., et al. (2026) · Revista Brasileira Ginecologia e Obstetrícia · doi:10.61622/rbgo/2026fps9 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Surgical management of uterine prolapse.

Park, A. J., & Paraiso, M. F. R. (2008) · PubMed · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Management Options for Women with Uterine Prolapse Interested in Uterine Preservation

Kow, N., Goldman, H. B., & Ridgeway, B. (2013) · Current Urology Reports · doi:10.1007/s11934-013-0336-7 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Open Abdominal Approach to Supporting the Vaginal Apex

Stanley, R., Powell, T. C., & Richter, H. E. (2023) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.1201/9781003144243-94

60 - Currently- preferred surgical option for Apical Prolapse in clinical practice among Korean obstetrician-gynecologists

Rim, K. S. (2025) · Continence · doi:10.1016/j.cont.2025.101984