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    Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Dec;199(6):678.e1-4. Epub 2008 Oct 9.

    Complications requiring reoperation following vaginal mesh kit procedures for prolapse.

    Margulies RU, Lewicky-Gaupp C, Fenner DE, McGuire EJ, Clemens JQ, Delancey JO.

    Pelvic Floor Research Group and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to the characterize the symptoms and management of vaginal mesh-related complications requiring operative intervention. STUDY DESIGN: This was a case series of patients undergoing excision of vaginal graft material. Only women who had vaginal mesh placement for the correction of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) were included. We describe the symptoms, complications, and management of women treated surgically for vaginal mesh-related complications. RESULTS: Thirteen referred women underwent surgery for vaginal mesh-related complications. All meshes were Apogee and/or Perigee. Ten had symptomatic mesh exposures, 1 had an exposure with pelvic abscess, and 2 had pain syndromes without mesh exposure. Patients also had rectovaginal fistula, vesicovaginal fistula, recurrent POP, and persistent discharge. Five women had prior surgery for this problem. All patients underwent transvaginal mesh excision and other indicated procedures at our institution, and 6 women required a second surgery at our institution, with a median of 2 surgeries per patient. CONCLUSION: Vaginal mesh placement for POP can be associated with pain, exposure, and fistula formation, requiring multiple operative interventions.

    PMID: 18845282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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