Complications related to use of mesh implants in surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse: infection or inflammation?

Preventing Mesh Pore Collapse by Designing Mesh Pores With Auxetic Geometries: A Comprehensive Evaluation Via Computational Modeling

(2018) Katrina M. Knight et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion

(2018) Carla Renata Arciola et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Repairing the female pelvic floor: when good enough is not good enough

(2018) Sheila MacNeil et al.   Nature Reviews Urology

Demonstration of improved tissue integration and angiogenesis with an elastic, estradiol releasing polyurethane material designed for use in pelvic floor repair

(2018) Sarah Shafaat et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Avoidance of the vaginal incision site for mesh placement in vaginal wall prolapse surgery: A prospective study

(2017) Alfred Robichaud et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Consensus Statement of the European Urology Association and the European Urogynaecological Association on the Use of Implanted Materials for Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence

(2017) Christopher R. Chapple et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Long-term outcome of vaginal mesh or native tissue in recurrent prolapse: a randomized controlled trial

(2017) Alfredo L. Milani et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Mesh, graft, or standard repair for women having primary transvaginal anterior or posterior compartment prolapse surgery: two parallel-group, multicentre, randomised, controlled trials (PROSPECT)

(2017) Cathryn MA Glazener et al.   LANCET

Long-term occurrence of secondary compartment pelvic organ prolapse after open mesh sacrocolpopexy for symptomatic prolapse

(2017) Connie Wang et al.   NEUROUROLOGY AND URODYNAMICS

Biodegradable scaffolds designed to mimic fascia-like properties for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence

(2016) Sabiniano Roman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS APPLICATIONS

The Relationship of Bacterial Biofilms and Capsular Contracture in Breast Implants

(2016) Dragana Ajdic et al.   Aesthetic Surgery Journal

The Role of Chronic Mesh Infection in Delayed-Onset Vaginal Mesh Complications or Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

(2016) Erin M. Mellano et al.   Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Electrospun Polystyrene Fiber Diameter Influencing Bacterial Attachment, Proliferation, and Growth

(2015) Martina Abrigo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Direct Demonstration of Bacterial Biofilms on Prosthetic Mesh after Ventral Herniorrhaphy

(2015) Sandeep Kathju et al.   Surgical Infections

Electrospun Nanofibers as Dressings for Chronic Wound Care: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects

(2014) Martina Abrigo et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Complications of pelvic organ prolapse surgery and methods of prevention

(2013) Renaud de Tayrac et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Long-term Outcomes Following Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

(2013) Ingrid Nygaard et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Development and Validation of a Risk-Stratification Score for Surgical Site Occurrence and Surgical Site Infection after Open Ventral Hernia Repair

(2013) Rachel L. Berger et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Graft-related complications and biaxial tensiometry following experimental vaginal implantation of flat mesh of variable dimensions

(2012) S Manodoro et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Prevention of complications related to the use of prosthetic meshes in prolapse surgery: guidelines for clinical practice

(2012) Xavier Deffieux et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Is degradable antibiotic coating for synthetic meshes provide protection against experimental animal infection after fascia repair?

(2011) Vincent Letouzey et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B-APPLIED BIOMATERIALS

Comparative Analysis of Histopathologic Effects of Synthetic Meshes Based on Material, Weight, and Pore Size in Mice

(2011) Sean B. Orenstein et al.   JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH

In vitro and in vivo assessment of silver-coated polypropylene mesh to prevent infection in a rat model

(2010) Wassim Badiou et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Correlation between shrinkage and infection of implanted synthetic meshes using an animal model of mesh infection

(2010) Laurent Mamy et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Polypropylene as a reinforcement in pelvic surgery is not inert: comparative analysis of 100 explants

(2010) Arnaud Clavé et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Sonication of Removed Breast Implants for Improved Detection of Subclinical Infection

(2009) U. M. Rieger et al.   AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

Tunable Antimicrobial Polypropylene Surfaces: Simultaneous Attachment of Penicillin (Gram+) and Gentamicin (Gram−)

(2009) Nattharika Aumsuwan et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The Current Status of Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy: A Review

(2009) Anjali M. Ganatra et al.   EUROPEAN UROLOGY

Impact of mesh positioning on foreign body reaction and collagenous ingrowth in a rabbit model of open incisional hernia repair

(2009) M. Binnebösel et al.   Hernia

Mesh removal following transvaginal mesh placement: a case series of 104 operations

(2009) Naama Marcus-Braun et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

An International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction

(2009) Bernard T. Haylen et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL

Risk factors for mesh/suture erosion following sacral colpopexy

(2008) Geoffrey W. Cundiff et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Capsular Contracture: What is It? What Causes It? How Can It Be Prevented and Managed?

(2008) William P. Adams   CLINICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY

Bacteriological analysis of meshes removed for complications after surgical management of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse

(2008) Loïc Boulanger et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL