Does vaginal prolapse repair using synthetic mesh confer long-term benefit over native-tissue colpopexy?
OBG Management. 2014 February;26(2):72,71
January 26, 2014|ObGyn
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Not at this time. No difference in 3-year cure rates was observed when women undergoing traditional vaginal prolapse repair without mesh were compared with those undergoing repair with mesh, according to this analysis of 65 women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) stage 2–4 prolapse.
Gutman RE, Nosti PA, Sokol AI, et al. Three-year outcomes of vaginal mesh for prolapse: A randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2013;122(4):770–777.
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