BSUG Patient Information Leaflets

BSUG information leaflets

General

• Obesity - Effect on the pelvic floor and risk for surgery

Prolapse

Prolapse of the vaginal wall

• Anterior repair
• Posterior repair

Prolapse of the vaginal vault (top of the vagina after hysterectomy)

• NEW Operations to treat vaginal vault prolapse
• Patient decision aid about choice of procedure for vaginal vault prolapse (NICE)
• Sacrocolpopexy for Vaginal Vault Prolapse
• Sacrospinous fixation (SSF) for prolapse of the uterus (womb) or prolapse of the vaginal vault (top of vagina)
• Colpocleisis (closing the vagina to treat prolapse)

Prolapse of the uterus (womb)

• Operations to treat uterine prolapse
• Patient decision aid about choice of procedure for prolapse of the uterus (NICE)
• Vaginal hysterectomy for uterine prolapse
• Sacrohysteropexy for Uterine Prolapse (Womb Prolapse)
• Sacrospinous fixation (SSF) for prolapse of the uterus (womb) or prolapse of the vaginal vault (top of vagina)
• Manchester repair for uterine prolapse
• Colpocleisis (closing the vagina to treat prolapse)

Incontinence

Urgency incontinence / Overactive bladder

• Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Overactive Bladder Symptoms
• Botox injections to treat overactive bladder

Stress incontinence

There is currently a pause on the use of vaginal mesh tape to treat stress incontinence and so this procedure is unlikely to be available at present. Further information is available here

• Patient decision aid about choice of procedure for stress urinary incontinence (NICE)
• Synthetic Vaginal Mesh Tape Procedure for the Surgical Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Urethral bulking
• Colposuspension
• Autologous fascial sling