Abstract:Objective To compare the efficacy of anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair combined with laparoscopic iliopectineal ligament suspension or conventional transvaginal hysterectomy in treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP).Methods A total of 82 patients with POP who received treatment in our hospital from February 2020 to October 2021 were selected and divided into the study group (n = 41) and the control group (n = 41) by the random number table method. The control group underwent conventional transvaginal hysterectomy plus anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair, while the study group underwent laparoscopic iliopectineal ligament suspension plus anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair. Both groups were evaluated 6 months after the operation. The surgical indicators, functional anatomic parameters of the pelvic floor, function of the pelvic floor, sexual quality of life and complications of the two groups were compared. The objective cure rate and recurrence rate of the two groups were observed 12 months after the surgery.Results The amount of intraoperative blood loss in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative vaginal length in the study group was longer than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative length of hospital stays and the operative duration in the study group were shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of the locations of points Ba (the most distal portion of the remaining upper anterior side of the vaginal wall to the hymen), Bp (the most distal portion of the remaining upper posterior side of the vaginal wall to the hymen), Aa (the midline of anterior vaginal wall 3 cm proximal to the hymen), C (the lowest edge of the cervix or the vaginal cuff), and Ap (the midline of posterior vaginal wall 3 cm proximal to the hymen) before and after the surgery in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20) scores and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire-short form 7 (PFIQ-7) scores before and after the surgery in the study group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The differences of Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ) scores and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) scores before and after the surgery in the study group were also higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall incidence of complications in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). The objective cure rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group (P <0.05), and the recurrence rate of the study group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions Compared with anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair plus conventional transvaginal hysterectomy, anterior and posterior vaginal wall repair plus laparoscopic iliopectineal ligament suspension is more effective in treating POP and shortens the length of hospital stays and the operative duration of POP patients with less surgical trauma. Besides, it increases the vaginal length, improves the sexual quality of life and the function and anatomical parameters of the pelvic floor, and reduces the risk of recurrence with a good safety profile.