Analysis of outcomes of single polypropylene mesh in total pelvic floor reconstruction.

Aims: A 2.5-year outcome analysis was performed on patients who underwent transvaginal repair of total pelvic organ prolapse with single polypropylene mesh. A description of the repair technique using a tension-free 4-point fixation is also reviewed.

Long-term treatment outcomes of CoreTherm microwave feedback thermotherapy.

The gold standard for definitive management of symptomatic benign prostatic hypertrophy is transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Despite its efficacy, TURP has significant morbidity/mortality concerns such as hemorrhage and transurethral resection syndrome. This is especially worrisome for the medically high-risk patient, but the high rates of retrograde ejaculation found with TURP also pose a problem for young patients.

Short-term outcome analysis of total pelvic reconstruction with mesh: the vaginal approach.

Purpose: We describe our experience with transvaginal total pelvic reconstruction using a mesh with 4-point fixation for patients with genitourinary prolapse with or without stress urinary incontinence.

Materials And Methods: A total of 29 consecutive patients who underwent sacrospinous fixation using mesh material since March 1999 for genitourinary prolapse were analyzed retrospectively. In all patients defect specific repair was done, including hysterectomy (in 13).

Broad based tension-free synthetic sling for stress urinary incontinence: 5-year outcome.

Purpose: The use of nonabsorbable synthetic material has been questioned due to reports of erosion and infection. We present the 5-year followup outcome of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) treated using polypropylene mesh as a pubovaginal sling.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of 58 consecutive patients who underwent pubovaginal sling procedures using polypropylene mesh since April 1996 for types II and III SUI at our institution.

Etiology: where does prostatitis stop and interstitial cystitis begin?

Male chronic pelvic pain syndrome (MCPPS) and interstitial cystitis (IC) patients show striking similarities in clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, purported pathogenesis, and even response to therapy. This makes the distinction between them very difficult. This review aims to show just how easy it is for the clinician to miss the features of IC in the MCPPS patient (and conversely).