colpocleisis; colpectomy

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Indications

* frail elderly women are candidates for colpocleisis

↑ Wikipedia: Colpocleisis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colpocleisis
↑ Plowright LN, Strohbehn K Medscape: Colpocleisis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047195-overview
↑ Plowright LN, Strohbehn K Medscape: Colpocleisis Technique http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2047195-technique
↑ Shalabna E, Cohen N, Assaf W, Zilberlicht A, Abramov Y. Frailty and pelvic organ prolapse: Colpocleisis with or without hysterectomy as a treatment modality in elderly patients. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2024 Dec 31;306:2-5. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39787960
↑ Krissi H, Aviram A, Ram E, Eitan R, Wiznitzer A, Peled Y. Colpocleisis surgery in women over 80 years old with severe triple compartment pelvic organ prolapse. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2015 Dec;195:206-209. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590892
↑ Grzybowska ME, Futyma K, Kusiak A, Wydra DG. Colpocleisis as an obliterative surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: is it still a viable option in the twenty-first century? Narrative review. Int Urogynecol J. 2022 Jan;33(1):31-46. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34406418 PMCID: PMC8739283 Free PMC article. Review. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8739283/