Clinical risk factors for recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse after primary native tissue prolapse repair.

Objective: To define potential risk factors for recurrence of prolapse.

Methods: This short report included all women who presented with recurrence of prolapse as well as without any recurrence signs after a vaginal approach of native tissue prolapse repair at an urogynecological center in Austria.

Results: A total of 124 recurrence cases and 64 women with no signs of recurrence after their index prolapse surgery were included. Multivariate analysis identified advanced preoperative POP‑Q stage (pelvic organ prolapse-quantification) as an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence of prolapse (p = 0.045).

Conclusion: Initial proper preoperative counseling is of particular importance to modulate patients' expectations after prolapse surgery.