Laparoscopic Pectopexy

Prolapse repair surgery is a laparoscopic procedure performed in order to correct prolapse of the uterus and vagina. It is a condition, which occurs when the connective tissues surrounding  the pelvic organs fail to hold them in their natural orientation. The connective muscles become weak with age, weight gain, childbirth or strenuous physical labour.  Women experiencing prolapse might suffer from a sensation of weakness or bulge, discomfort, urinary or bowel problems, pelvic pain or pressure, vaginal ulceration and sexual dysfunction.

Pectopexy involves  lifting up and reinforcing the support structures of the uterus, cervix or vagina. It involves fixing the uterus, cervix or vagina to a ligament on the pubic bone.

This surgery is done using a laparoscope, which is a slender, fiber-optic tube equipped with a miniature camera, lights and surgical instruments inserted through few small cuts ranging from 5mm to 1 cm in length in the abdominal wall. After a small incision is made in or above the belly button, carbon dioxide gas is introduced to distend the abdomen. Laparoscope is put in and additional smaller cuts are made under vision to introduce surgical instruments. A mesh is used to attach the uterus , cervix or vaginal vault to the pubic ligametns with non- absorbable sutures.

Advantages of Laparoscopic pectopexy over open surgery for prolpase.

• Lesser Blood Loss
• Lower Post Operative pain
• Shorter Stay at Hospital.
• Lesser abdominal wall infections
• Fast Recovery from surgery wounds.
• Less chances of incisional hernia
• Better cosmetically as small scars

This is an advanced surgery that requires a surgeon with expertise in laparoscopic surgery and is available at select hospitals only including ours. Please note that Laparoscopic surgery does not mean it is a minor surgery.