Effect of age in women undergoing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy: A retrospective study
Maral Malekzadeh,
Laura Ramirez‐Caban,
Nuria Garcia‐Ruiz
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveTo determine whether elderly women (≥65 years) have an increased risk of complications and lower success when undergoing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) compared with younger women (<65 years).MethodsThis was a retrospective study of all LSC procedures performed from August 2014 to February 2021 by a single urogynecologic surgeon in an academic affiliated hospital system. Charts were identified through procedure codes. Patient demographics, clinical, surgical, and postoperative data were collecte… Show more
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