The study is carried out at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the patient population consists of women referred with symptomatic and bothersome post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse at least 1 cm above or beyond the hymeneal remnants. The interventions are either vaginal sacrospinousfixation or laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy following randomization to one of the types of surgery. The primary outcome is anatomical failure based on clinical assessment. Failure is defined clinically, according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification system, as Ba, C or Bp at the hymen or below on maximum Valsalva maneuver one and two years after the surgery. Secondary outcomes are evaluation of continence, sexual function and prolapse symptoms based on validated questionnaires 1, 2, 5 and 10 years after the surgery.
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anatomical failure (Failure was defined clinically as Ba, C or Bp at the hymen or below, on maximum Valsalva maneuver.)
Timeframe: 1 year