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01-02-2012 | Review Article

Use of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair: a literature review

Authors: Virginie Bot-Robin, Jean-Philippe Lucot, Géraldine Giraudet, Chrystèle Rubod, Michel Cosson

Published in: Gynecological Surgery | Issue 1/2012

Abstract

The use of mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair through the vaginal route has increased during this last decade. The objective is to improve anatomical results (sacropexy with mesh seeming better than traditional surgery) and keep still the advantage of vaginal route. Numbers of cohort series and randomized control trials have been recently published. These works increase our knowledge of advantages and risks of mesh. It has been shown that the use of mesh to treat cystocoele through vaginal route improves anatomical results when compared to traditional surgery. The rate of complications, especially de novo dyspareunia, remains equivalent between the two techniques.

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Title: Use of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair: a literature review
Authors: Virginie Bot-Robin
Jean-Philippe Lucot
Géraldine Giraudet
Chrystèle Rubod
Michel Cosson
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Gynecological Surgery / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1613-2076
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10397-011-0702-8

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