Objectives To clarify the evidence on smoking and postoperative healing complications
across surgical specialties and to determine the impact of perioperative smoking cessation …

Introduction and hypothesis To review the safety and efficacy of uterine preservation
surgery. Methods Every four years and as part of the Fifth International Collaboration on …

Importance More than 225 000 surgeries are performed annually in the United States for
pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Abdominal sacrocolpopexy is considered the most durable …

OBJECTIVE: To compare efficacy and safety of trocar-guided tension-free vaginal mesh
insertion with conventional vaginal prolapse repair in patients with recurrent pelvic organ …

We reviewed the incidence, predisposing factors, presentation and management of
complications related to the use of synthetic mesh in the management of stress urinary …

Introduction and hypothesis The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for mesh
erosion in women undergoing minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy (MISC). We hypothesize …

Context Abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC) represents the superior treatment for apical pelvic
organ prolapse (POP) but is associated with increased length of stay, analgesic …

The surgical mesh material used in the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence
(SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in women is associated with significant complications …

OBJECTIVE: Limited data exist on the rates of pelvic organ prolapse procedures utilizing
mesh. The objective of this study was to examine trends in vaginal mesh prolapse …

Sexual dysfunction is one of the symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) that
motivates women to seek medical help. Women with POP are likely to restrict sexual activity …