The Pure Extraperitoneal Approach for Sacrocolpopexy in Transvaginal Natural-Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this research was to investigate the feasibility, safety, and short-term clinical outcome of pure extraperitoneal sacrocolpopexy with transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (V-NOTES) for treating central pelvic defects. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 9 patients with central pelvic prolapse underwent extraperitoneal sacrocolpopexy with V-NOTES, at the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, between December 2020 and June 2022. The patients' demographic characteristics, perioperative parameters, and clinical outcomes were analyzed retrospectively. Each patient had the following major surgical procedures: (1) Establishing a platform for an extraperitoneal approach with V-NOTES; (2) separating the extraperitoneal path to the sacral promontory region; (3) suturing the long arm of the mesh to the anterior longitudinal ligament S1; and (4) suturing and fixating the short arm of the mesh at the top of the vagina. RESULTS: The median patient age was 55, the median operative time was 145 minutes, and the median intraoperative blood loss was 150 mL. The operations were successful for all 9 cases, with a median preoperative Pelvic Organ Prolapse–Quantification score of C: +4, and a 3-months postoperative score of C: −6. There were no recurrences during a follow-up of 3–11 months, and no complications occurred, such as mesh erosion, exposure, and infection. CONCLUSION: As a new surgical approach, extraperitoneal sacrocolpopexy with V-NOTES is safe and feasible. (J GYNECOL SURG 39:108)