This talk will discuss the current evidence regarding surgical technique and postoperative outcomes after combined pelvic organ prolapse repair.

1. Describe the indications for combined pelvic organ prolapse repair.
2. Know the operative technique of combined robotic ventral rectopexy and sacrocolpopexy.
3. Critically assess the current literature on postoperative outcomes after combined pelvic organ prolapse repair.

Wolfgang Gaertner, MD is division chief of colon & rectal surgery and associate professor of surgery at the university of Minnesota. He also holds the Stanley M. Goldberg, MD endowed chair in colon & rectal surgery. He completed general surgery residency and colon and rectal surgery fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He is actively involved in both clinical and translational research. His research interests include colorectal oncology, minimally invasive surgery, peritoneal carcinomatosis, diverticulitis, pelvic floor disorders, and the human microbiome.