Highlights:
- •Evidence on the efficacy and safety of CESA/VASA is scarce and of low certainty.
- •Further scientific appraisal is needed to guide further research and implementation in practice.
Abstract
Abbreviations:
BMI (Body Mass Index), CI (Confidence Interval), CESA (Cervicosacropexy), LSCP (Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy), MUI (Mixed Urinary Incontinence), NRS (Non-Randomized Studies), PFE (Pelvic Floor Exercises), POP (Pelvic Organ Prolapse), POP-Q (Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification), PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride), RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial), ROB (Risk Of Bias), SUI (Stress Urinary Incontinence), TOT (trans-Obturator Tape), UI (Urinary Incontinence), USL (Uterosacral Ligaments), UUI (Urge Urinary Incontinence), VASA (Vaginosacropexy)Keywords
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