ArticleBMC women's health2021
Long-term outcomes of transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse: a retrospective cohort study.
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- Effectiveness of Self-cut vs Mesh-Kit Titanium-Coated Polypropylene Mesh for Transvaginal Treatment of Severe Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Multicenter Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Clinical Course and Conservative Strategy for Persistent De Novo Stress Urinary Incontinence After Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair with Transvaginal Mesh.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- A Mean of Three-Year Follow-Up of Transvaginal Mesh Repair Using Calistar System Devices for the Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Baseline measures for women with mesh complications accessing a pain service (as part of the London Complex Mesh Centre).British journal of pain · 2024Article
- Impact of preoperative pelvic floor muscle function on the success of surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse.International urogynecology journal · 2024Observational
- Long-term safety and efficacy of non-absorbable abdominal mesh for apical prolapse surgery: A 10-year experience at Tertiary Care Hospital.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective of this study was to evaluate the overall outcomes and complications of transvaginal mesh (TVM) placement for the management of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) with different meshes with a greater than 10-years of follow-up.
methodsWe performed a retrospective review of patients with POP who underwent prolapse repair surgery with placement of transvaginal mesh (Prolift kit or self-cut Gynemesh) between January 2005 and December 2010. Baseline of patient characteristics were collected from the patients' medical records. During follow-up, the anatomical outcomes were evaluated using the POP Quantification system, and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) was used to assess the response of a condition to therapy. Overall postoperative satisfaction was assessed by the following question: "What is your overall postoperative satisfaction, on a scale from 0 to 10?". Relapse-free survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves.
resultsIn total, 134 patients were included. With a median 12-year (range 10-15) follow-up, 52 patients (38.8%) underwent TVM surgery with Prolift, and Gynemesh was used 82 (61.2%). 91% patients felt that POP symptom improved based on the PGI-I scores, and most satisfied after operation. The recurrence rates of anterior, apical and posterior compartment prolapse were 5.2%, 5.2%, and 2.2%, respectively. No significant differences in POP recurrence, mesh-associated complications and urinary incontinence were noted between TVM surgery with Prolift versus Gynemesh.
conclusionsTreatment of POP by TVM surgery exhibited long-term effectiveness with acceptable morbidity. The outcomes of the mesh kit were the same as those for self-cutmesh.
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