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The French journal of urology · 2d
Cohort studyThe French journal of urology · 2026

Preventive posterior mesh placement during laparoscopic double sacrocolpopexy for anterior urogenital prolapse: anatomical and functional outcomes from a 20-year single center experience.

C Maillard, T Tricard, H Lang, C Saussine
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Laparoscopic double sacrocolpopexy is associated with high anatomical success for rectocele prevention.

Preventive posterior mesh placement during laparoscopic double sacrocolpopexy for anterior urogenital prolapse: anatomical and functional outcomes from a 20-year single center experience.

C Maillard et al. · The French journal of urology · 2026
Background

Introduction - Genital prolapse is a common and disabling functional condition in women, affecting nearly one-third of women over 70 years of age in France.

Methods

And Methods - This retrospective, descriptive, single-center French study included 41 patients who underwent LDS between 2000 and 2019, with at least 5 years of follow-up.

n = 41 patients
98%
Results
98% of patients had no significant rectocele after laparoscopic double sacrocolpopexy.
n = 41 patients
More results

At reassessment, 71% of the cohort (29/41) had no rectocele.

Among the 12 patients with postoperative rectocele (29% with follow-up > 5 years), the vast majority had BW stage 1 rectocele (11/12).

More results

In the long-term (follow-up > 5 years), 9% (4/41) had persistent anorectal discomfort, compared with 39% (16/41) in the early postoperative period (< 3 months), suggesting that persistent ano-rectal discomfort improves over time after surgery.

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Conclusion

Nevertheless, the lack of a control group limits the interpretation of these findings and does not allow any conclusion to be drawn regarding the preventive effect of posterior mesh placement on rectocele development.

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