Background A wide variety of grafts have been introduced with the aim of improving the
outcomes of traditional native tissue repair (colporrhaphy) for vaginal prolapse. Objectives …

Context Surgical nonautologous meshes have been used for several decades to repair
abdominal wall herniae. Implantable materials have been adopted for the treatment of …

Background Concerns have been raised about the safety of surgery for stress urinary
incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse using transvaginal mesh. We assessed adverse …

Introduction and hypothesis This manuscript from Chapter 3 of the International
Urogynecology Consultation (IUC) on Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) describes the current …

Background Patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life are nowadays considered
as the most important outcomes of pelvic organ prolapse treatment, and large, prospective …

Importance Vaginal hysterectomy with suture apical suspension is commonly performed for
uterovaginal prolapse. Transvaginal mesh hysteropexy is an alternative option. Objective To …

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 …

Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial
growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is …

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 …

There are a variety of surgical management strategies to help surgeons repair pelvic organ
prolapse (POP). Surgical treatment for POP includes native tissue repair, augmentation with …