Abstract:In pelvic surgery there is a risk of damage to the pelvic autonomic nerves with consequent urinary dysfunction, impotence and orgasmic failure. An increase in sexual arousal is a side-effect not previously reported.
CASE HISTORYA woman in her mid-30s underwent a Ripstein repair 1 for a 10 cm full-thickness rectal prolapse. The rectum was elevated and fixed with a sling of mesh placed around the anterior surface and secured with two stitches to each side of the mid-portion of the sacrum. There were no technical… Show more
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