“I believe that the thing that is holding us back from [treating many more patients for prolapse] is that there is no technique that can be done vaginally by the majority of pelvic floor surgeons. The morbidity of abdominal surgery for example, patient pain, bowel problems, level of anesthesia, duration of operation, …limits its widespread use [whether it is abdominal, laparoscopic, or robotic] for a vaginal problem. [The ideal would be to] recreate a vaginal approach that has safety and efficacy and is easier to use in order to improve patient satisfaction.”
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