
pmid: 19812876
HYPOTHESIS AND INTRODUCTION: Management of vaginal mesh erosion can be conservative, but in a large proportion of patients, excision/trimming of the mesh is needed. This paper describes a technique using an intervening vulval pad of fat graft between the vaginal epithelium and the mesh as an alternative to excision.Three cases are presented where vaginal mesh erosion was treated using an intervening vulval pad of fat as a graft to cover polypropylene mesh erosion, and the technique is described.There were no intraoperative complications. All patients reported no further symptoms at follow-up, and examination revealed no further mesh erosions.The use of intervening graft of vulval fat can be an alternative to excision in the management of patients with vaginal mesh erosion.
Reoperation, Vulval pad of fat, Management of mesh erosion, Middle Aged, Surgical Mesh, Vulva, Adipose Tissue, Uterine Prolapse, Tissue Transplantation, Vagina, Humans, Female, Repair, Aged
Reoperation, Vulval pad of fat, Management of mesh erosion, Middle Aged, Surgical Mesh, Vulva, Adipose Tissue, Uterine Prolapse, Tissue Transplantation, Vagina, Humans, Female, Repair, Aged
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