%0 Journal Article
%T Surgical Decision-Making: Who Should Be Offered Sacrocolpopexy?
%A Collins SA
%A Mueller MG
%A Lewicky-Gaupp C
%A Kenton K
%J Int Urogynecol J
%V 35
%N 8
%D 2024 Aug 27
%M 39066810
%F 1.932
%R 10.1007/s00192-024-05877-2
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Women undergoing surgery for apical pelvic organ prolapse have several medically sound options for specific surgical approaches.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We review the principles of shared decision-making as they pertain to surgery for prolapse. We review the literature supporting the superior sacrocolpopexy as a durable treatment for prolapse and the factors that may differentiate it from other repairs in risk and benefit.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>We emphasize the importance of collaboration between patients and surgeons in surgical decision-making.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>All medically appropriate patients who desire reconstructive surgery for prolapse should be offered sacrocolpopexy.