Table 1.

Abdominal procedures for pelvic floor disorders

Type of procedure	Operation technique
Suture rectopexy (Sudeck)	Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators
	Suture of rectum to presacral fasica
Anterior sling rectopexy (Ripstein)	Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators circular wrapping of mesh around rectum and attachment to the promontory
Lateral mesh rectopexy (Orr-Loygue)	Anterior + posterior complete rectal mobilisation fixation by two lateral mesh strips to promontory
Ventral mesh rectopexy (D'Hoore)	Strictly anterior rectal dissection to level of levators
	Fixation of mesh strip on distal rectum and to promontory
Posterior mesh rectopexy (Wells)	Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators
	Semicircular mesh around rectum posterior, fixation to promontory
Resection rectopexy	Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators sigmoid resection and suture fixation of rectum to promontory
(Frykman-Goldberg)
Rectal mobilisation without rectopexy	Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators no fixation