SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal2010
Systematic review of the efficacy and safety of using mesh in surgery for uterine or vaginal vault prolapse.
Synthesis in International urogynecology journal, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The treatment of post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2017Pooled it
- Where to for pelvic organ prolapse treatment after the FDA pronouncements? A systematic review of the recent literature.International urogynecology journal · 2013Pooled it
- Hysterectomy with uterosacral suspension or Uphold™ hysteropexy in women with apical prolapse: a parallel cohort study.International urogynecology journal · 2020Trial
- Anatomical outcomes 1 year after pelvic organ prolapse surgery in patients with and without a uterus at a high risk of recurrence: a randomised controlled trial comparing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy/cervicopexy and anterior vaginal mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2019Trial
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- A randomized controlled trial comparing anatomical and functional outcome between vaginal colposuspension and transvaginal mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2014Trial
- The vaginally assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy: a pilot study.International urogynecology journal · 2013Trial
- Mesh-sacropexy in women with apical pelvic organ prolapse - results of a single-centre prospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- [Management of complications in reconstructive pelvic floor surgery].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Current diagnostic tools and treatment modalities for rectal prolapse.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Review
- Delayed transrectal mesh erosion after sacrocolpopexy.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021Article
- Modified laparoscopic lateral suspension with a five-arm mesh in pelvic organ prolapse surgery.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Long-term mesh complications and reoperation after laparoscopic mesh sacrohysteropexy: a cross-sectional study.International urogynecology journal · 2020Article
- Position statement by the Pelvic Floor Society on behalf of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland on the use of mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2020Article
- Treatment of vaginal vault prolapse in The Netherlands: a clinical practice survey.International urogynecology journal · 2019Article
- Abdominal Approaches to Rectal Prolapse.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2017Review
- Incidence and risk factors for mesh erosion after laparoscopic repair of pelvic organ prolapse by lateral suspension with mesh.International urogynecology journal · 2016Article
- No implementation without evaluation: the case of mesh in vaginal prolapse surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Article
- Systematic reviews of apical prolapse surgery: are we being misled down a dangerous path?International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- To mesh or not to mesh: a review of pelvic organ reconstructive surgery.International journal of women's health · 2015Review
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Abstract
introduction and hypothesisThe aim of this study is to estimate efficacy and safety of mesh in surgery for uterine or vault prolapse.
methodsSeventeen electronic databases were searched for relevant studies that were published from 1980 onwards.
resultsFifty-four studies involving 7,054 women were included. For sacrocolpopexy (average follow-up 23 months), the risk of clinical recurrence ranged from 0% to 6%, persistent symptoms ranged from 3% to 31% and mesh erosion from 0% to 12%. For infracoccygeal sacropexy (average follow-up 13 months), the risk of clinical recurrence ranged from 0% to 25%, persistent symptoms from 2% to 21% and mesh erosion 0% to 21%. Limited evidence was available for sacrocolpoperineopexy and uterine suspension sling to draw reliable estimates.
conclusionsSacrocolpopexy was associated with a low risk of recurrence but with a relatively high risk of mesh erosion. Ranges of estimates for outcomes for other mesh techniques were wide.
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