What does pelvic prolapse surgery using mesh or graft involve and how does it differ from the existing standard repair technique? Women who have surgery for their prolapse have a 3 in 10 chance of ...

A long-time surgical standard for pelvic organ prolapse repair prevailed in a comparison against a newer technique that currently predominates in some parts of the world. Sacrospinous hysteropexy ...

Surgery to repair pelvic organ prolapse often carries a risk of incontinence. To avoid scheduling a second surgery, some women may opt to have a second procedure to reduce incontinence at the time of ...

December 26, 2008 — Trocar-guided transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse results in good clinical outcomes at 1 year, according to the results of a prospective, multicenter cohort study ...

Two controversial methods of surgical repair of prolapse in women have been found to be no more effective than the existing standard repair technique, up to two years after surgery. Widespread ...

LAS VEGAS — A woman's lifetime risk of surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is 20% by the age of 80 — almost twice the risk commonly quoted for nearly 2 decades. These ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I just had a total hysterectomy. At that time, my bladder also was corrected, since it had been descended for many years. What kind of care is most important in my recovery? A: ...

A multicenter study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center urogynecologist will eliminate some of the guesswork physicians face about whether to use a sling during vaginal prolapse repair to ...

Manufacturers of surgical mesh products indicated for the transvaginal repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have been ordered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop selling and ...

Michael F. Fialkow, M.D.: pelvic organ prolapse repair, urogynecology, pelvic reconstruction, pelvic floor reconstruction; Pelvic Health Center at UW Medical Center – Montlake, 1959 N.E. Pacific St., ...

In a study, approximately half of patients did not experience resolution of overactive bladder symptoms after anterior prolapse repair surgery. Women with severe anterior compartment prolapse have a ...

Caroline Gargett receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, The CASS Foundation and Monash IVF Research & Education Foundation, and has previously received funding from ...