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One of the most commonly used procedures performed without mesh is the technique described by Shull, consisting of suturing the vaginal apex to the uterosacral ligaments. The objective of the study is to evaluate the learning curve of laparoscopic Shull's repair for the correction of pelvic floor defects, including the surgery time and surgical outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a retrospective study conducted at the Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, Messina, Italy, and Policlinico Vanvitelli, Vanvitelli University, Naples, Italy. All patients affected by grade I-IV POP, consisting of apical prolapse with or without cystocele, and who underwent laparoscopic Shull's technique for prolapse correction were enrolled. The endpoints to estimate the learning curve for the procedure were the percentage of laparoscopic procedures completed, operative time, and the early complication rate.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 31 laparoscopic Shull repairs were collected for the study. To evaluate the learning curve of the technique, we divided the 31 cases into three different groups: Procedures 0\u201310; 11\u201320; 21\u201331. The parameter for evaluating technique learning was the operative time. Group 21\u201331 demonstrated an operative time of 97\u2005min (SD 20), compared with 121\u2005min (SD 23) in group 0\u201310 and 120\u2005min (SD 13) in group 11\u201320. A comparison of these means through ANOVA showed a <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value of 0.01 for the entire system, and 0.95 for the comparison between 0 and 10 and 11\u201320, 0.04 for 0\u201310 vs. 21\u201331, and 0.02 between 11 and 20 and 21\u201331.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The rate of surgical improvement in terms of time became effective after an average of 20 procedures. 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