{"paper_id":"d787cc45-ca43-4900-8da5-07e7b957eba2","body_text":"Abstract\nUterine suspension is indicated for dyspareunia secondary to severe uterine retroversion in the absence of other cul-de-sac disease and for selected cases of severe endometriosis involving the cul-de-sac and rectum. At laparoscopy, adhesions, endometriosis, and hydrosalpinx can be corrected and the uterine suspension accomplished during the same operation.\nPreview\nUnable to display preview. Download preview PDF.\nSimilar content being viewed by others\nReferences\nDonaldson JK, Sanderlin JH, Harrell WB. A method of suspending the uterus without open abdominal incision. AmJSurg 1942;15:537.\nSmith DB, Kelsey JF, Sherman RL, et al. Laparoscopie uterine suspension. J Reprod Med. 1977; 18:98.\nIvey JL. Laparoscopic uterine suspension as an adjunctive procedure at the time of laser laparoscopy for the treatment of endometriosis. Med. 1992;37:757–765.\nGleeson NC, Gaffney GM. Ventrosuspensionfive years of practice at the Rotunda Hospital reviewed. J Obstet Gynecol. 1990;10:415.\nYoong AFE. Laparoscopic ventrosuspension: a review of 72 cases. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1990; 163:1151.\nMassouda D, Ling FW, Muram D, et al. Laparoscopic uterine suspension with Falope rings. J Reprod Med. 1987;32:859.\nSteptoe PC. Laparoscopy in Gynecology. London: Livingstone; 1967:78.\nCandy JW. Modified Gilliam uterine suspension using laparoscopic visualization. Obstet Gynecol. 1976;47:242.\nMann WJ, Stenger VG. Uterine suspension through the laparoscope. Obstet Gynecol. 1978; 51:563.\nLose G, Lindholm P. Impaired voiding efficiency and urinary retention after laparoscopic ventrosuspension ad modum Steptoe. Acta Ob-stet Gynecol Scand. 1984;63:371.\nGordon SF. Laparoscopic uterine suspension. J Reprod Med. 1992;37:6135–6136.\nThompson JD. Malpositions of the uterus. In: Thompson JD, Rock JA, eds. Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology. 7th ed. Philadelphia: JP Lippincott; 1992:823–824.\nTimmons MC, Addison WA, Addison SB, et al. Abdominal sacral colpopexy in 163 women with post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse and cnterocele. JReprod Med. 1992;37:323.\nArthure HGE, Savage D. Uterine prolapse and prolapse of vaginal vault treated by sacral hysteropexy. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp. 1957;64:335.\nLane FE. Repair of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 1962;22:72.\nLangmade CF. Cooper ligament repair of vaginal vault prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1965;92: 601.\nRichardson AC, Williams GA. Treatment of prolapse of the vagina following hysterectomy. Am JObstet Gynecol. 1969;105:90–93.\nBirnbaum SJ. Rational therapy for the prolapsed vagina. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1973;115: 411–419.\nRandall CL, Nichols DH. Surgical treatment of vaginal inversion. Obstet Gynecol. 1971;38: 327–332.\nBeecham CT, Beecham JB. Correction of prolapsed vagina or enterocele with fascia lata. Ob-stet Gynecol. 1973;42:542–546.\nRidley JH. A composite vaginal vault suspension using fascia lata. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1976;126: 590–596.\nSymmonds RE, Williams TJ, Lee RA, et al. Post hysterectomy enterocele and vaginal vault prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1981;140:852–859.\nFeldman GB, Birnbaum SJ. Sacral colpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse. Obstet Gynecol. 1979; 53:399–401.\nNezhat CH, Nezhat F, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic sacral colpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse. Ob-stet Gynecol. 1994;84(5):885–888.\nNezhat C, Nezhat F, Nezhat C. Operative laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgery): state of the art. J Gynecol Surg. 1992;8:111–141.\nNezhat C, Nezhat F, Gordon S, Wilkins E, Laparoscopic versus abdominal hysterectomy. J Reprod Med. 1992;37:247–250.\nNichols DH. Enterocele and massive eversion of the vagina. In: Thompson JD, Rock JA, eds. Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology. 7th ed. Philadelphia: JP Lippincott; 1992:855–885.\nNezhat CH, Nezhat F, Nezhat CR, Rottenberg H. Laparoscopic retropubic cystourethropexy. JAGGL. 1994;1(4):339–349.\nEditor information\nEditors and Affiliations\nRights and permissions\nCopyright information\n© 1997 Springer Science+Business Media New York\nAbout this chapter\nCite this chapter\nNezhat, C., Nezhat, F., Nezhat, C.H. (1997). Laparoscopic Suspension Procedures. In: Azziz, R., Murphy, A.A. (eds) Practical Manual of Operative Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1886-9_20\nDownload citation\nDOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1886-9_20\nPublisher Name: Springer, New York, NY\nPrint ISBN: 978-1-4612-7324-0\nOnline ISBN: 978-1-4612-1886-9\neBook Packages: Springer Book Archive\nKeywords\nThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}