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Transvaginal Mesh Insertion in the Ovine Model
Published on: July 27, 2017
Age and sexual activity are risk factors for mesh exposure following transvaginal mesh repair
Yuval Kaufman1, Sony Sukhbir Singh, Haifa Alturki
1Centre for Advanced Reproductive Endosurgery, Sydney, Australia. mdykaufman@gmail.com
Introduction And Hypothesis:
This study is about evaluating safety and potential risk factors for complications following pelvic organ prolapse repair with the GYNECARE PROLIFT system.
Methods:
This is a prospective observational study (Canadian Task Force II-1) performed in a tertiary referral center. A total of 114 women with pelvic organ prolapse, POP-Q stage ≥ 2, underwent a pelvic floor repair that included Prolift.
Results:
During a mean follow-up time of 7 months there were six procedure failures (5.3%) and 14 mesh exposures (12.3%), more commonly on the anterior vaginal wall. Age was inversely related to the risk of having late mesh exposure (p = 0.02) with an odds ratio of 1.99 (95% confidence interval 1.10-3.59) for each decrease of 10 years in age. Late mesh exposure was significantly more common in sexually active patients (p = 0.016).
Conclusions:
Prolift repair has a high anatomical success rate. Young age and sexual activity are risk factors for mesh exposure.
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