Calls are being made for an immediate suspension of rectopexy bowel mesh surgery after the surgeon who pioneered the procedure was struck off. Bristol surgeon Tony Dixon was removed from the medical ...

The rate of mesh prolapse procedures has been increasing, and the vast majority of these procedures are vaginal mesh surgeries, researchers reported online ahead of print in the American Journal of ...

Two surgical procedures used to repair vaginal prolapse - one involving removal of the uterus via hysterectomy and the other employing mesh support that preserves the uterus - have comparable clinical ...

Find out how smoking and hysterectomy increase vaginal mesh erosion risk in POP (pelvic organ prolapse) surgery. Learn more.

The US Food and Drug Administration ordered manufacturers of transvaginal mesh kits to discontinue sales and distribution in 2019. Surgical safety and efficacy outcomes are no worse after pelvic organ ...

June 22, 2022 – There is a long history of confusion and controversy regarding the use of polypropylene mesh materials for pelvic floor disorders in women, such as stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or ...

The insertion of transvaginal mesh is one treatment option for pelvic organ prolapse or stress urinary incontinence. However, there have been some concerns regarding the safety of vaginal mesh.

Donna Miser loved her job at Amazon. Yes, it was physically demanding, but she prided herself on winning awards at the warehouse just down the road from the apartment where she and her husband live in ...