Neovaginal prolapse is a rare and distressing complication after male-to-female sexual reassignment surgery. We retrospectively
analysed the prevalence of partial and total neo-vaginal prolapses after sexual reassignment surgery in our institute. During the
years, two different techniques have been adopted with the aim of fixing the neovaginal cylinder. In the first, two absorbable sutures
are placed at the top of the penoscrotal cylinder and fixed to the Denonvilliers fascia. In the second, two additional sutures are
added from the posterior/midpoint of the flap to the prerectal fascia. We enrolled 282 consecutive transsexual patients. 65 (23.04%)
out of the 282 were treated with the first technique and the following 217 (76.96%) with the last technique. In the first technique,
1 case (1.53%) of total prolapse and 7 cases (10.76%) of partial prolapse were observed, while in the other 217 patients treated with
the second technique only 9 cases of partial prolapse were observed (4.14%) and no cases of total prolapse. All prolapses occurred
within 6 months from the procedure. In our experience, the use of 4 stitches and a more proximal positioning of the sutures to fix
the penoscrotal apex with the Denonvilliers fascia guarantees a lower risk of prolapse.
