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PelviSoft BioMesh augmentation of rectocele repair: the initial clinical experience in 35 patients

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Graft materials have been utilized in the repair of posterior vaginal wall defects to enhance anatomical and functional results, and to improve long-term outcomes. We report on our initial series of 35 patients treated with porcine dermal acellular collagen matrix BioMesh (PelviSoft BioMesh, CR Bard, Cranston, R.I., USA), which has alleviated problems with early postoperative vaginal mucosal dehiscence and delayed healing experienced with the use of other graft materials in the posterior vaginal wall.

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  1. Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine, 9430 Parkwest Blvd. #320, Knoxville, TN 37923, USA

    Jeffrey R. Dell & Kenneth R. O’Kelley

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Editorial Comment: This case series reports the use of fenestrated porcine acellular collagen matrix to augment rectocele repair. While this alteration of the porcine graft is novel, few conclusions can be drawn from this descriptive case series in regards to any possible benefits it may have over traditional grafts. The lack of standardized follow-up in this series, apart from POP-Q measurements, requires that the reader be skeptical of the stated lack of bowel or sexual complaints following this procedure. Nonetheless, the lack of any serious complications after 1 year of follow-up as reported by the authors is reassuring

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Dell, J.R., O’Kelley, K.R. PelviSoft BioMesh augmentation of rectocele repair: the initial clinical experience in 35 patients. Int Urogynecol J 16, 44–47 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-004-1217-x

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