Removal of vaginal mesh -- a device implanted to help support a woman's pelvic organs -- won't necessarily improve side effects such as pain and incontinence related to the device, suggests the mixed ...

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...

Study findings highlight the role of urodynamic studies in diagnosing problems after mesh removal. Mesh removal frequently results in bladder problems warranting careful investigation, researchers ...

A glass box engraved with “Another girl saved by the sling slayer” sits outside the surgeon’s office. A patient was so grateful after Dr. Dionysios Veronikis removed her painful pelvic mesh, she gave ...

As safer alternatives for hernia mesh materials come to market, we expect rates of chronic pain from chronic inflammation to polypropylene and the resulting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with extensor mechanism disruption had a 20% cumulative incidence of a mesh failure requiring mesh ...

Early and complete mesh removal is recognized as the preferred treatment for leg pain after retropubic sling or transobturator sling procedures. However, some women ...

Sling removal reduces pain in many women; 1 in 4 becomes pain-free, though nearly half need further treatment, highlighting mesh-related complications Three out of every twenty women will need to have ...