Chou L.-Y.DAW-YUAN CHANGBOR-CHING SHEUHuang S.-C.Chen S.-Y.WEN-CHUN CHANG2020-01-222020-01-222010https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77956619189&doi=10.1016%2fj.ejogrb.2010.05.020&partnerID=40&md5=d6b10541b80e81f838a5b4de33a7d8a5https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/452515Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcome of sacrospinous fixation (SSF) using the Veronikis ligature carrier (VLC) for genital prolapse. Study design: A retrospective longitudinal study was performed. From December 2003 through June 2008, SSF was performed in 76 patients using the VLC as part of their site-specific reconstructive pelvic surgery. All patients were followed up postoperatively at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and annually thereafter. Results: The median operative time of SSF was 34 min. It took less than 5 min to introduce two sutures through the ligament using the VLC. Four patients (5.3%) had recurrent vaginal vault descent at 3-8 months, and received SSF again. Three patients had recurrent stage 1 cystocele at 6-12 months, but did not require further surgery. Conclusion: The VLC allowed effective introduction of the suspending suture through the sacrospinous ligament and might be considered an important surgical component in the treatment of severe genital prolapse. ? 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.[SDGs]SDG3adult; aged; article; cystocele; disease severity; female; human; ligament; longitudinal study; major clinical study; medical instrumentation; operation duration; pelvic organ prolapse; pelvis surgery; postoperative period; priority journal; recurrent disease; retrospective study; sacrospinous fixation; suture; treatment indication; uterus prolapse; vagina reconstruction; vaginal vault prolapsejournal article10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.05.0202-s2.0-77956619189