Nerve preserving vs standard laparoscopic sacropexy: Postoperative bowel function

Table 3 Laparoscopic sacropexy functional outcomes, associated procedures, mesh type and placement: Literature review

Ref.	N° pz	FU (mo)	Bowel dysfunction (n)	Bowel dysfunction (%)	SUI (n)	SUI (%)	Associated procedures									Mesh characteristics
							SLH	TLH	Uterus pres.	TOT/TVT	Burch	PVR	ACR	PCR	LM	Type	N°	Anterior placement	Posterior placement
[5]	77	11.4	0	0	0	0	60	0	10	0	74	0	0	0	55	Polyest.	2	Vagina	Vagina
[19]	41	24	1 (ODS)	2.4	1	2.4	0	0		13	15	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	2	Below the trigone	Perineal body
[20]	71	27.5	48 (C)	65.7	0	0	13	0		55	24	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	1 or 2	Vagina	Levator ani
[21]	325	14.6	20 (C)	6	19	5.8	0	15		163	0	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[18]	43	60	2 (ODS)	4.6	1	2.3	0	0		0	46	28	0	19	0	Polyprop.	2	Vagina	Perineal body/vagina
[22]	101	12	18 (C)	17.8	24	23.7	55	0		30	0	0	0	0	0	Polyprop.	2	Below the trigone	Levator ani
[23]	83	21	19 (C)	22.8	4	4.8	12	29		38	0	0	0	0	0	Polyprop.	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[24]	138	43	26 (C;ODS)	13.4 (C) 5.8 (ODS)	7	5	0	0		0	63	63	24	77	0	Polyest.	2	Vagina	Levator ani/vagina
[25]	47	33.5	8 (C)	17	6	12.7	/	0		/	0	0	0	0	0	Xenograft	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[26]	132	12.5	5 (C)	3.7	8	6	12	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	Polyprop.	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[27]	84	30.7	23 (C;ODS)	15.4 (C) 11.9 (ODS)	18	21.4	9	83	9	13	0	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[28]	176	60	47 (C)	26.3	7	3.9	0	13		100	25	0	0	0	0	polyprop.	2	Vagina (before the trigone)	Levator ani
[29]	116	34	2 (C;D)	1.7 (C) 0 (D)	6	5.1	56	0		28	1	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	2	Vagina	Levator ani
[30]	501	20.7	28 (C)	5.5	18	3.5	nr	nr		nr	0	0	0	0	0	Polyest./ polyprop.	2	Vagina (before the trigone)	Levator ani
[31]	80	12	13 (ODS)	16.2	10	12.5	47	0		37	0	0	0	0	0	Polyest.	2	Vagina (3°superior)	Levator ani
[32]	150	2	8 (C;ODS)	3.3 (C) 2 (ODS)	10	6.6	26	0		35	0	0	0	0	0	Polyest./ polyprop.	1 or 2	nr	Levator ani
	2165 (total)	26.5 (mean)	268 (total)	12.3 (mean)	139 (total)	6.4 (mean)

ACR: Anterior colporrhaphy; C: Constipation; D: Dischezia; FU: Follow up; LM: Levator miorrhaphy; nr: Not reported; PCR: Posterior colporrhaphy; PVR: Paravaginal repair; SLH: Subtotal laparoscopic hysterectomy; TLH: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy; TOT/TVT: Transobturator tape/tension-free vaginal tape; Uterus pres.: Uterus preservation.