Patient knowledge of hysterectomy and pap screening after minimally invasive hysterectomy.

Objective: To determine whether women know their own cervical cancer screening recommendations after hysterectomy, and to evaluate patients' understanding of hysterectomy terminology and cervical cancer screening.

Methods: A 19-item questionnaire was developed and administered to 413 women who had undergone minimally invasive hysterectomy with benign pathology between January 2008 and January 2012.

Results: A total of 190 women (46%) participated in the survey.

Recurrence of prolapse after transvaginal mesh excision.

Objective: Recurrence of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a potential complication after mesh removal. We evaluated anatomical and functional outcomes preoperatively and postoperatively in patients undergoing mesh excision.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of consecutive patients who underwent mesh excision from years 2005 to 2009.