Polypropylene Mesh in Prolapse Surgery

Turku University Hospital161 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to report the long-term objective and subjective outcome after prolapse surgery with polypropylene mesh. The complications and the effect of the learning curve of the surgeons to the outcome is also reported.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

161

Conditions

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

195 first patients with pelvic organ prolapse operated on using polypropylene mesh

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Subjective outcome with validated questionnaires

Validated questionnaires

Time frame: 7 years

Secondary Outcomes

Objective outcome: anatomic outcome with Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system

Time frame: 7 years

Number of patients with adverse events and reoperations.

POP-Q

Time frame: 7 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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