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15713159

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
One hundred and forty-nine women received a suburethral woven polypropylene mesh insertion for urodynamic stress incontinence. Eleven patients (7.5%) presented between 4 and 17 months after surgery (mean 10 months) with symptoms of retropubic infection. Ten patients required surgical exploration, drainage of the collection and removal of the tape either unilaterally (six) or bilaterally (four). Bacterial cultures were negative in nine women. Following removal of the tape, eight patients reported residual incontinence, either stress leakage (five) or de novo urge incontinence (three). Multifilament polypropylene meshes appear to be more at risk of infection, usually requiring sling removal, which may be related to pore size of the mesh. Our data reinforce the importance of proper evaluation of new surgical procedures by rigorously designed randomised trials with adequate follow up to identify rare but potentially serious complications.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1470-0328
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
376-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Multifilament polypropylene mesh for urinary incontinence: 10 cases of infections requiring removal of the sling.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Nice, 06202 Nice, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Evaluation Studies