The Effect of Vertical Versus Horizontal Vaginal Cuff Closure on Vaginal Length After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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• 作者：Amanda Marie Hill ; MD ; ^{AmandaHillMD@gmail.com} ; K. Meryl Davis ; MD ; Lindsay Clark-Donat ; MD ; Lee Marvin Hammons ; MD ; Masoud Azodi ; MD ; Dan-Arin Silasi ; MD
• 关键词：Hysterectomy ; Laparoscopy ; Pelvic organ prolapse ; Vaginal length
• 刊名：Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：24
• 期：1
• 页码：108-113
• 全文大小：390 K
• 卷排序：24

文摘

To determine whether vertical versus horizontal closure of the vaginal cuff during laparoscopic hysterectomy has an effect on postoperative vaginal length and pelvic organ prolapse.DesignA prospective randomized controlled trial. Subjects were randomly assigned to vertical or horizontal vaginal cuff closure at the time of total laparoscopic hysterectomy. Pelvic organ prolapse quantization (POP-Q) tests were performed before surgery, 2 to 4 weeks after surgery, and 3 to 4 months after surgery (Canadian Task Force classification I).SettingAn academic university-affiliated community hospital.PatientsPatients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic-assisted laparoscopic total hysterectomy for benign or malignant disease, excluding those undergoing radical hysterectomy or concomitant pelvic floor procedure.InterventionsSubjects were randomized into the vertical or horizontal vaginal cuff closure group. Total hysterectomy was completed with traditional laparoscopic techniques or with robotic assistance. A colpotomy ring was used in each subject. Vaginal cuff closure was performed with barbed suture in a running fashion according to the group assignment.Measurements and Main ResultsA total of 43 subjects were enrolled and randomized. One patient was excluded because the vaginal cuff was closed vaginally, 1 cancelled surgery, and 1 was completed without a uterine manipulator. The mean change in vaginal length was −0.89 cm (standard deviation [SD] = 1.03) in the horizontal group and −0.86 cm (SD = 1.19) in the vertical group (p = .57). POP-Q evaluation revealed no differences between groups and an overall trend toward improved POP-Q measurements. The average duration of vaginal cuff closure did not differ (p = .45), and there were no intraoperative complications related to vaginal cuff closure.ConclusionHorizontal and vertical laparoscopic closure of the vaginal cuff after laparoscopic hysterectomy results in similar changes in vaginal length and other POP-Q scores.