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Auckland Urogynaecology
Private Service, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Vaginal Prolapse Repair
Anterior (anterior colporrhaphy): an incision (cut) is made in your navel (tummy button) and several small cuts in the abdomen (stomach). A thin telescopic instrument (laparoscope) and several small instruments are inserted into the cuts and used to tighten up the front wall of the vagina to repair a cystocele (bulging of the bladder into the vaginal wall).
Posterior (posterior colporrhaphy): an incision is made in your navel and several small cuts in the abdomen. A laparoscope and several small instruments are inserted into the cuts and used to tighten up the back wall of the vagina to repair a rectocele (bulging of the rectum into the vaginal wall).
Document Downloads
- Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair (PDF, 342.5 KB)
- Posterior Vaginal Wall Repair (PDF, 334.2 KB)
- Vaginal Repair With Mesh (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- Vaginal Repair Surgery Recovery (PDF, 461.1 KB)
- Sacral Colpopexy (PDF, 135.3 KB)
- Sacrospinous Fixation (PDF, 437.2 KB)
