Colporrhaphy Explained

Colporrhaphy
Field:	gynecology
Synonyms:	Vaginal wall repair

Colporrhaphy (also vaginal wall repair, anterior and/or posterior colporrhaphy, anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall repair, or simply A/P repair or A&P repair) is a surgical procedure in women that repairs a defect in the wall of the vagina. It is the surgical intervention for both cystocele (protrusion of the urinary bladder into the vagina) and rectocele (protrusion of the rectum into the vagina).

The repair may be to either or both of the anterior (front) or posterior (rear) vaginal walls, thus the origin of some of its alternative names.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Halpern-Elenskaia . K. . Umek . W. . Bodner-Adler . B. . Hanzal . E. . 2018 . Anterior colporrhaphy: a standard operation? Systematic review of the technical aspects of a common procedure in randomized controlled trials. . Int Urogynecol J . 29 . 6 . 781–788 . 10.1007/s00192-017-3510-5 . 5948274 . 29214325.
2. Karram M, Maher C. Surgery for posterior vaginal wall prolapse. . Int Urogynecol J . 2013 . 24 . 11 . 1835–41 . 24142058 . 10.1007/s00192-013-2174-z . 801534 .
3. Grimes . C. L. . Schimpf . M. O. . Wieslander . C. K. . Sleemi . A. . Doyle . P. . Wu . Y. M. . etal . 2019 . Surgical interventions for posterior compartment prolapse and obstructed defecation symptoms: a systematic review with clinical practice recommendations. . Int Urogynecol J . 30 . 9 . 1433–1454 . 10.1007/s00192-019-04001-z . 31256222 . 195744109 . 2021-02-17 . 2021-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205736/http://website60s.com/upload/files/443_7.pdf . dead .