The use of transvaginal synthetic mesh for anterior vaginal wall prolapse repair: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of transvaginal trocar-guided polypropylene mesh insertion with traditional colporrhaphy for treatment of anterior vaginal wall prolapse.

Methods

This is a randomized controlled trial in which women with advanced anterior vaginal wall prolapse, at least stage II with Ba ≥ +1 cm according to the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) classification, were randomly assigned to have either anterior colporrhaphy (n = 39) or repair using trocar-guided transvaginal mesh (n = 40). The primary outcome was objective cure rate of the anterior compartment (point Ba) assessed at the 12-month follow-up visit, with stages 0 and I defined as anatomical success. Secondary outcomes included quantific

SUBMITTER: Delroy CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3824218 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature