SynthesisTechniques in coloproctology2022
Mesh-related complications and recurrence after ventral mesh rectopexy with synthetic versus biologic mesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A Systematic Review of Graft-Related Complications and Recurrence Following Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy With Xenografts and Allografts.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Pooled it
- [Surgery of rectal prolapse : Which treatment procedure for which patient?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Pooled it
- 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
- Feasibility and safety of biologic OviTex mesh in ventral mesh rectopexy: a prospective pilot study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Trial
- Laparoscopic and robotic ventral rectopexy for posterior compartment disorders: a multicentric study in a gynecological setting.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Observational
- Functional and surgical outcomes of ventral mesh rectopexy in male patients with rectal prolapse: a nationwide multicenter retrospective cohort study by the Pelvic Floor Working Group of the Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery (TSCRS).Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Rectal prolapse: tailoring operative strategy to pathophysiology.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Article
- Mesh in rectopexy: biological, synthetic, or hybrid?Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
- Techniques in coloproctology - controversies in coloproctology resection: rectopexy is an underutilised procedure in the management of both symptomatic high-grade internal and external rectal prolapse.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
- Comparative clinical outcomes of ventral rectopexy versus STARR in the management of obstructed defecation syndrome: a clinical review.Updates in surgery · 2025Review
- Ventral Rectopexy: An International Expert Panel Consensus and Review of Contemporary Literature.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2025Article
- Surgical approaches for complete rectal prolapse.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Review
- Long-term outcome of laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for full-thickness rectal prolapse: the PEXITY study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2025Article
- Outcomes of Laparoscopic Suture Rectopexy Versus Laparoscopic Mesh Rectopexy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
- Ventral mesh rectopexy for recurrent rectal prolapse after Altemeier perineal proctosigmoidectomy: feasibility and outcomes.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Moving from Laparoscopic Synthetic Mesh to Robotic Biological Mesh for Ventral Rectopexy: Results from a Case Series.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Treatment of recurrent rectal prolapse after a laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy.Techniques in coloproctology · 2022Article
- Mesh erosion into the rectum after laparoscopic posterior rectopexy: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundVentral mesh rectopexy (VMR) is a widely accepted surgical treatment for rectal prolapse. Both synthetic and biologic mesh are used. No consensus exists on the preferred type of mesh material. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to establish an overview of the current literature on mesh-related complications and recurrence after VMR with synthetic or biologic mesh to aid evidence-based decision making in preferred mesh material.
methodsA systematic search of the electronic databases of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane was performed (from inception until September 2020). Studies evaluating patients who underwent VMR with synthetic or biologic mesh were eligible. The MINORS score was used for quality assessment.
resultsThirty-two studies were eligible after qualitative assessment. Eleven studies reported on mesh-related complications including 4001 patients treated with synthetic mesh and 762 treated with biologic mesh. The incidence of mesh-related complications ranged between 0 and 2.4% after synthetic versus 0-0.7% after biologic VMR. Synthetic mesh studies showed a pooled incidence of mesh-related complications of 1.0% (95% CI 0.5-1.7). Data of biologic mesh studies could not be pooled. Twenty-nine studies reported on the risk of recurrence in 2371 synthetic mesh patients and 602 biologic mesh patients. The risk of recurrence varied between 1.1 and 18.8% for synthetic VMR versus 0-15.4% for biologic VMR. Cumulative incidence of recurrence was found to be 6.1% (95% CI 4.3-8.1) and 5.8% (95% CI 2.9-9.6), respectively. The clinical and statistical heterogeneity was high.
conclusionsNo definitive conclusions on preferred mesh type can be made due to the quality of the included studies with high heterogeneity amongst them.
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