Compare changes in bowel function before, 6 months and one year after Robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacral colpopexy. Compare objective anatomic outcomes before, 6 months and one year after Robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacral colpopexy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
393
Patients who underwent robotic assisted sacral colpopexy for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse
Atlantic Health System
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Changes in bowel function
-Patients completed a validated colo-rectal-anal distress inventory (CARDI-8) at all 3 intervals. Specific complaints of splinting with defecation, excessive straining/pain with bowel movements, incomplete bowel emptying/obstructive symptoms and fecal incontinence were addressed. In addition, patients completed a validated colorectal-anal impact questionnaire (CRAIQ-7) at all 3 intervals. The CRAIQ-7 addresses bowel symptoms and the extend of quality of life impingement
Time frame: preoperatively, 6 months, and one year post-surgery
Objective anatomic outcomes
The pelvic organ prolapse quantification system (POP-Q)- an objective, validated, standardized method of quantifying the degree of pelvic organ prolapse present was used at all visits.
Time frame: preoperatively, 6 months, and one year after surgery
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