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Transvaginal Mesh Complications

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Complications of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

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Abstract

The lifetime risk of requiring pelvic surgery for vaginal prolapse or incontinence for a woman in the United States is 11%, with a risk for reoperation of 29% [1]. Traditional vaginal repairs for prolapse using only the patient’s native tissues have had reported rates of recurrence ranging from 10 to 50% depending on the compartment repaired [2]. In the last 10 years, there have been advancements in pelvic floor reconstructive surgery to create repairs that are reproducible with improved subjective and objective outcomes.

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  1. Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery, The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, 233 7th Street, Suite 203, Garden City, NY, 11530, USA

    Farzeen Firoozi MD

  2. Center for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Howard B. Goldman MD

  3. Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Howard B. Goldman MD

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  1. Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Center for Female Pelvic Medicine and Re, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Howard B. Goldman

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Firoozi, F., Goldman, H.B. (2013). Transvaginal Mesh Complications. In: Goldman, H. (eds) Complications of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-924-2_8

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