Clinical Study

Posterior Intravaginal Slingplasty versus Unilateral Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation in Treatment of Vaginal Vault Prolapse

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

CharacteristicsPIVS ( )SSLF ( )

Age (y)70 (52–80)62 (48–75)
Body mass index (kg/m2)29 (20–33)27 (24–39)
Parity3 (0–7)3 (1–13)
Previous vaginal hysterectomy10 (63)10 (59)
Previous abdominal hysterectomy3 (19)3 (18)
Previous laparoscopic hysterectomy3 (19)2 (12)
Previous prolapse repair10 (63)12 (70)

PIVS: posterior intravaginal slingplasty; SSLF: sacrospinous ligament fixation.
Values are given as median (range) or number (percentage).