Sonomorphological evaluation of polypropylene mesh implants after vaginal mesh repair in women with cystocele or rectocele

Transvaginal single-incision mesh reconstruction for recurrent or advanced anterior vaginal wall prolapse

“…In comparison to the transobturator technique on sonomorphological findings [18,20,21], we found a larger part of vagina covered by the mesh. 55 % of the implanted mesh was measured at follow-up exam, in former studies conducted in our centre the Perigee and Prolift meshes showed a length after implantation of 43 %.…”

Transvaginal mesh repair of anterior and posterior vaginal wall prolapse: a clinical and ultrasonographic study

“…Time elapsed since surgery might affect both mesh retraction and recurrence. The possibility of considerable mesh retraction after TVM repair is also supported by the results of Tunn et al 11 . They compared the initial length of implanted mesh and the sonographically measured mesh length 6 weeks postoperatively, observing a decrease in the mesh length of 60% for anterior meshes and of 65% for posterior meshes.…”

“…Ultrasound is already used as an informative and objective complementary tool in the evaluation of urinary incontinence and POP 9 . Moreover, polypropylene vaginal meshes as well as polypropylene suburethral slings are hyperechogenic 10 , and different authors have reported the feasibility of analyzing them by standardized two-dimensional (2D) ultrasonography 11,12 . We conducted this study to investigate whether 2D postoperative ultrasonography of polypropylene meshes coupled with a careful clinical examination could help to improve the assessment of mesh retraction and to understand the mechanism of recurrence observed after TVM repair of anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse.…”

Imaging of slings and meshes

“…not on longitudinal observation 67 71 , 72 In a study by Tunn, et al using introital ultrasound the authors reported a 60% reduction in mesh length on comparing preimplantation measurements with ultrasound findings at 6 weeks, 71 however, no further postoperative data was available.…”