Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 10, 2026

12:10
Retzius-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Published on: May 19, 2022
Sacral osteomyelitis after robotically assisted laparoscopic sacral colpopexy.
Sandy B Nosseir1, Yong H Kim, Lawrence R Lind
1From the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Great Neck, New York; and New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, New York.
Obstetrics and Gynecology
|July 29, 2010
Summary
Sacral osteomyelitis is a rare complication of synthetic mesh sacral colpopexy. Early suspicion and antibiotic treatment can lead to successful outcomes without mesh removal.
Area of Science:
- Urogynecology
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Infectious Disease
Background:
- Sacral colpopexy using synthetic mesh is a common procedure for pelvic organ prolapse.
- Osteomyelitis is a rare but serious complication associated with synthetic mesh procedures.

