Abstract
Objectives To establish anatomical structures responsible for a
resistance force on a fetal head during vaginal delivery; assess the
postpartum perception of perineal pain and superficial dyspareunia;
develop a new episiotomy. Design A prospective observational case series
study. Setting International sites. Population Eighteen pregnant women
in labor Methods Small V-shape excision was made on the
posterior-lateral vaginal outlet without incising the posterior perineum
or vaginal wall. Simple interrupted sutures were used to repair the
surgical defect (outlectorrhaphy). Histological examinations were
performed on excised specimens. Main Outcome Measures The primary
maternal outcome measured postpartum perineal pain; the secondary
outcome measured occurrences of superficial dyspareunia, results of
Ostrzenski’s vaginal outlectomy, and APGAR scores measured the neonatal
outcome. Results The small V-shape excision widened the vaginal outlet
sufficiently for a vaginal delivery. Outlectorrhaphy required two-three
simple interrupted sutures. All subjects were delivered vaginally with
median newborns’ weight of 3,550 gm ±250gm and median APGAR scores of 9
±1 at 5 minutes. One patient experienced a grate II extension tear with
bleeding heavier than an uncomplicated vaginal outlectomy. Postpartum
patients reported no moderate or severe perineal pain and no superficial
dyspareunia. Histology showed that the vaginal outlet was deferred from
the vaginal walls. Conclusions The vaginal outlet is responsible for
resistance force on a fetal head. No moderate or severe perineal pain or
dyspareunia occurred in this study group. Ostrzenski’s vaginal
outlectomy widens the vaginal outlet sufficiently for a fetal vaginal
birth, and it is easy to repair.