Most Women Have Anterior-Apical Prolapse, But Phenotype Does Not Predict Recurrence After Native Tissue Repair

Most Women Have Anterior-Apical Prolapse, But Phenotype Does Not Predict Recurrence After Native Tissue Repair

A combined analysis of 704 women found that anterior-predominant and apical prolapse is the most common phenotype (67.2%) in women undergoing native tissue apical surgery. While symptomatic recurrence ranged from 0% to 29% across phenotype groups, prolapse phenotype itself was not significantly associated with recurrence, challenging assumptions about anatomic subtypes as predictors of surgical outcomes.