VIDEO SESSION 5: Pelvic Floor and Vaginal Reconstruction: Anatomy, Support, and Challenging Access

Monday, November 16, 2026
10:30 am - 11:30 am

Room: RM311

Faculty: Manuel Merida, Kerac N. Falk, Elizabeth Miazga, , Ashley B. Parker, Megan McCracken

Description: This session integrates pelvic-support surgery, continence anatomy, vaginal reconstruction, and difficult pelvic entry. It emphasizes preservation of function, anatomic landmarks, and adaptable techniques for prolapse, congenital renal anatomy, hernia, vaginal obliteration, uterine inversion, and pediatric outflow obstruction.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify anatomic landmarks relevant to prolapse and continence procedures.
2. Adapt pelvic reconstructive surgery to congenital or distorted anatomy.
3. Develop safe planes when vaginal entry or pelvic access is compromised.
4. Select uterus-preserving and function-preserving reconstructive strategies.

Course Outline

10:30 AM Welcome, Introduction and Course Overview

10:35 AM Simplifying Pop Repair: How Uterine-Preserving Lateral Uterine Suspension Offers Low-Complication Repair for All Surgeons

M. Merida, V. Pintar, M. Sarquis, S. Ahmad

10:41 AM Stepwise Approach to Robotic Sacrocolpopexy With Congenital Pelvic Kidney

K. Falk, M. Irish

10:47 AM The Anatomy of the Mid-Urethral Sling

G. Gill, G. Pio, A. Kanee, A. Li, J. Hermenegildo, K. Rogers, C. Wade, E. Miazga

10:53 AM A Case of an Ovary Herniated Into the Inguinal Canal Managed With Oophorectomy and Hernia Repair With Mesh

H. Light-Olson, T. Ito, J. Kim, W. Zhang, C. Lebares

10:59 AM Laparoscopic Management of Chronic Uterine Inversion

A. Parker, A. Meade, N. Hopkins-Kotb, A. Fitzgerald, G. Namazi

11:05 AM Pneumovaginoscopic Resection of Vaginal Septum in a Pediatric Patient With Obstructed Hemi-Vagina and Ipsilateral Renal Anomaly Syndrome

M. McCracken, O. Kciuk, N. Tyson, M. Sumida

11:11 AM Discussion Questions & Answers

11:30 AM Adjourn