Purpose Of Review: To review the current clinical management of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse following the adverse complications seen in the use of polypropylene mesh to treat both.
Recent Findings: Materials developed for use in abdominal hernia repair have not proven risk-free when used to support pelvic organs particularly when inserted via the vagina. Following unacceptably high levels of severe complications when high-density polypropylene mesh is inserted via the vagina to treat pelvic organ prolapse, reported over the last decade, there is now an agreed consensus between surgeons about surgical approaches and materials, which should be recommended for use in stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.
Summary: There is a need for new biomaterials and tissue engineered/regenerative medicine approaches to treat stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. New materials need to be evaluated critically in both preclinical and clinical studies before being adopted into routine clinical use.
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Urogynecology (Phila)
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Importance: Tobacco smoking is linked to poor surgical outcomes, leading many physicians to avoid synthetic implants like mesh in smokers due to concerns about impaired healing. While long-term outcomes for smokers have been studied, the effect of smoking on 30-day postoperative complications, especially related to surgical mesh, is less understood.
Objectives: This study aimed to quantify the association between tobacco smoking and risk of postoperative infection, readmission, and reoperation within 30 days of minimally invasive apical prolapse repair.
Background: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when one or more pelvic organs (uterus, bowel, bladder or top of the vagina) descend from their normal position and bulge into the vagina. Symptoms include pelvic discomfort, fullness, and changes in bladder or bowel function. Treatment ranges from conservative approaches to surgery, depending on symptom severity.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Raemistrasse 71, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
Introduction: Pelvic ring fractures are known to be associated with complications associated with adjacent organ injuries, such as the urogenital tract (e.g. erectile dysfunction (ED), which are sometimes diagnosed in a delayed fashion.
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January 2025
Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Mikołaja Kopernika 12, Kraków, 33-332, Poland.
Introduction: The anterior division of the internal iliac artery (ADIIA) is a crucial vascular structure that supplies blood to the pelvic organs, perineum, and gluteal region. The present study demonstrates practical data concerning the anatomy of the ADIIA and its branches. It is hoped that the results of the current study may aid in localizing the pelvic arteries effectively.
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January 2025
Division of Health Services Research & Implementation Science, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, San Diego, CA, USA.
Introduction And Hypothesis: This manuscript is part of the International Urogynecological Consultation (IUC) on Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP), Chapter 3, Committee 1 focusing on pessary management of POP.
Methods: A narrative review was conducted by an international, multi-disciplinary group of clinicians working in the field of pelvic health following a search of the literature using the MeSH terms "pelvic organ prolapse" OR "urogenital prolapse" OR "vaginal prolapse" OR "uterovaginal prolapse" AND "pessary" OR "support device" OR "intravaginal device." Relevant studies, as determined after review using the Covidence manuscript review platform, were included.
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