Does Sacral Colpopexy Increase Constipation Compared With Vaginal Prolapse Surgery?
Constipation is common among women with pelvic organ prolapse. Symptoms of constipation do not significantly change after prolapse surgery. Sacral colpopexy does not appear to worsen constipation postoperatively compared with vaginal prolapse surgery.
Authors
- Charlotte W Cipparone
- Emily Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8160-0654)
- Lauren Simms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3137-2240)
- Kunal Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-9178)
- Katherine Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3469-9852)
- Cynthia D. Hall
- Michael K. Flynn
Institutions
- Prisma Health (US)
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- University of South Carolina (US)
- UMass Memorial Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urogynecology
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0000000000001783
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00