ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2018
Ventral rectopexy with biological mesh: short-term functional results.
Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06245577 (Prospective Randomized Pilot Study on the Use of Biological Mesh Versus Synthetic Mesh in Interdisciplinary Resection Rectopexy With Sacro Colpopexy), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prospective Randomized Pilot Study on the Use of Biological Mesh Versus Synthetic Mesh in Interdisciplinary Resection Rectopexy With Sacro Colpopexy
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 Delphi consensus on robotic ventral mesh rectopexy.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Guideline
- Mesh-associated complications in minimally invasive ventral mesh rectopexy: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Could robotic-assisted surgery reduce mesh-related complications after ventral mesh rectopexy? Experience of a tertiary centre and systematic review of the literature.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2024Pooled it
- Mesh-related complications and recurrence after ventral mesh rectopexy with synthetic versus biologic mesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Techniques in coloproctology · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-analysis on current status, efficacy, and safety of laparoscopic and robotic ventral mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse treatment: can robotic surgery become the gold standard?International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Robotic versus laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The BioSynIRS trial: biologic versus synthetic mesh for multicompartment pelvic floor reconstruction.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Trial
- Feasibility and safety of biologic OviTex mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy: a prospective pilot study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Trial
- IUGA Opinion Paper on Obstructed Defecation: Management of Clinical and Proctographic Rectoceles.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- Review
- Short-Term Complications Following Transvaginal Sacrospinous Ligament Rectopexy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Scoping review of indications for robotic ventral mesh rectopexy: addressing variability in patient selection.International journal of colorectal disease · 2025Article
- Ventral mesh rectopexy. Does a descending perineum impact functional results and quality of life?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Using a modified Delphi process to explore international surgeon-reported benefits of robotic-assisted surgery to perform abdominal rectopexy.Techniques in coloproctology · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic resection rectopexy significantly affects preexisting urinary symptoms in female patients.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Observational
- A quantitative study to explore functional outcomes following laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for rectal prolapse.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2022Article
- Ventral rectopexy with biological mesh for recurrent disorders of the posterior pelvic organ compartment.International journal of colorectal disease · 2019Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeVentral mesh rectopexy (VMR) is an established, minimally invasive, nerve-sparing procedure for the treatment of various symptomatic morphological changes in the posterior pelvic compartment. We present the short-term functional outcome and patient satisfaction after laparoscopic and robotic VMR with biological mesh.
methodsWe analyzed data from 123 patients who underwent laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) or robotic ventral mesh rectopexy (RVMR) from August 2012 to January 2017. Included in these data were patient demographics, intra- and postoperative findings, Cleveland Clinic Constipation Score (CCCS), Obstructed Defecation Score Longo (ODS), Cleveland Clinic Incontinence Score (CCIS), and patient satisfaction as measured by visual analog scale (0-10).
resultsImprovements in CCCS, CCIS, and ODS were statistically significant at 6 and 12 months (p < 0.001). Patient satisfaction was excellent at 6 and 12 months (8.2/10 and 8.3/10, respectively). The overall complication rate was 14%, with a major complication rate of 2%. No mesh-related complications were observed. The need for surgical re-intervention because of relapse, symptom persistence or recurrence, or new symptoms was 3%. Outcome appears to be similar between LVMR and RVMR.
conclusionsBoth LVMR and RVMR with biological mesh are safe and effective in reducing symptoms, as measured by CCCS, CCIS, and ODS, and patient satisfaction is high.
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