Does hydrothermal ablation avoid hysterectomy? Long-term follow-up.

Objective: We sought to assess the long-term success rate of the HydroThermAblator system (HTA).

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 376 patients who underwent HTA at our hospital during an 8-year period, following case note review and distribution of a validated menorrhagia questionnaire.

Results: The mean age of patients was 43 years.

Long-term outcome of vaginal sacrospinous colpopexy for marked uterovaginal and vault prolapse.

Background: This study was carried out to evaluate the safety and long-term outcome of sacrospinous colpopexy in marked genital prolapse.

Setting: Gynaecology Department, Benenden Hospital, Kent, UK.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted between September 1993 and May 2000 on 305 women who underwent transvaginal sacrospinous colpopexy.