This
article will discuss the various surgical procedures currently used in the
treatment of apical prolapse. Apical prolapse is the descent of uterus, cervix
or vaginal vault and affects millions of women worldwide. By the age of 80 to
85 years, as many as 19 percent of women will have undergone a surgical
procedure to correct pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence.
According to an article in the Obstetrics and
Gynecology Board Review Manual titled Diagnosis
and Treatment of Vaginal Apical Prolapse, “As the average life span of the
population increases, problems related to pelvic support defects are seen with
increasing frequency in women.”
