The Manchester-Fothergill procedure versus vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension: a matched historical cohort study

Cæcilie Krogsgaard Tolstrup, Karen Hansen Husby, Gunnar Lose, Tine Iskov Kopp, Petra Hall Viborg, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Niels Klarskov

Abstract

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: This study compares vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension (VH) with the Manchester-Fothergill procedure (MP) for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in the apical compartment.

METHODS: Our matched historical cohort study is based on data from four Danish databases and the corresponding electronic medical records. Patients with POP surgically treated with VH (n = 295) or the MP (n = 295) in between 2010 and 2014 were matched for age and preoperative POP stage in the apical compartment. The main outcome was recurrent or de novo POP in any compartment. Secondary outcomes were recurrent or de novo POP in each compartment and complications.

RESULTS: The risk of recurrent or de novo POP in any compartment was higher after VH (18.3%) compared with the MP (7.8%) (Hazard ratio, HR = 2.5, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.3-4.8). Recurrence in the apical compartment occurred in 5.1% after VH vs. 0.3% after the MP (hazard ratio (HR) = 10.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-78.1). In the anterior compartment, rates of recurrent or de novo POP were 11.2% after VH vs. 4.1% after the MP (HR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.4-8.7) and in the posterior compartment 12.9% vs. 4.7% (HR = 2.6, 95% CI 1.3-5.4), respectively. There were more perioperative complications (2.7 vs. 0%, p = 0.007) and postoperative intra-abdominal bleeding (2 vs. 0%, p = 0.03) after VH.

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that the MP is superior to VH; if there is no other indication for hysterectomy, the MP should be preferred to VH for surgical treatment of POP in the apical compartment.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Urogynecology Journal
Volume29
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)431-440
Number of pages10
ISSN0937-3462
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2018

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cohort Studies
  • Databases, Factual
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy, Vaginal/methods
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Sparing Treatments/methods
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Factors
  • Uterine Prolapse/classification

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