About one in 30 women who get a common type of vaginal surgery to address urinary incontinence will need repeat procedures within 10 years to remove or replace mesh slings inserted to prevent leaking ...

(Reuters Health) - Several different types of mesh implant surgery may be effective for treating bladder leaks, but the long-term safety and effectiveness of the procedures isn't yet clear, a new ...

Early and complete mesh removal is recognized as the preferred treatment for leg pain after retropubic sling or transobturator sling procedures. However, some women are not being offered this option.” ...

A follow-up of nearly 60,000 women who received a synthetic vaginal mesh sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence finds the risk is low for needing a second surgery for mesh removal or ...

Sling procedures are surgical procedures used to treat urinary incontinence, the accidental leakage of urine, when caused by pelvic organ prolapse. Incontinence occurs when the urethra, the tube that ...

The American Urogynecologic Society addresses the problems with access to surgeons with the skills to provide both partial and complete mesh revision. Dr. Nager, The Future Tool Box you referred to ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about a medical device many say never should have been implanted in millions of women. In January, the FDA re-classified transvaginal mesh, a ...

A TURBT allows examination beyond the bladder. Women younger than 46 years undergoing surgical correction are especially at risk for depression. Women with transvaginal mesh complications requiring ...

“It’s the end of mesh,” said Labour MP Owen Smith on the Victoria Derbyshire show today. Well, not quite. NHS England has accepted a recommendation to temporarily suspend vaginal mesh implants for the ...