Title

Low risk of ureteral obstruction with "deep" (dorsal/posterior) uterosacral ligament suture placement for transvaginal suspension

UMMS Affiliation

Information Services, Academic Computing Services; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Date

5-20-2005

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Aged; Female; Humans; Ligaments; Middle Aged; Risk Assessment; *Sacrococcygeal Region; Suture Techniques; Ureteral Obstruction; Uterine Prolapse; Uterus

Disciplines

Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Transvaginal uterosacral ligament fixation (USLF), often called "high" USLF, is associated with a 1.0% to 10.9% ureteral obstruction rate. Anatomic relations and pelvic rotation with positioning imply "high" (cephalad) suture placement may bring sutures closer to the ureter. We examined the ureteral obstruction rate with a "deep" (dorsal/posterior) uterosacral ligament suture placement modification of a standard USLF procedure.

STUDY DESIGN: At the University of Massachusetts and Tufts, 411 consecutive patients underwent Mayo culdoplasty utilizing > or = 3 uterosacral sutures placed "deep" bilaterally. Intraoperative cystoscopy was performed.

RESULTS: One patient (0.24% [.01%-1.35%]) had ureteral obstruction attributable to USLF. Two had obstruction secondary to concomitant procedures. Compared with previous published series, the odds of ureteral injury secondary to USLF was 4.6 times lower (95% CI 2.31-9.24; P < .0001).

CONCLUSION: Placement of USLF sutures "deep" (dorsal/posterior) increases the margin of safety for the ureter and, in this study, decreased the ureteral injury rate nearly 5-fold.

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Citation: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May;192(5):1530-6. Link to article on publisher's site

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PubMed ID

15902153


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