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  2. Transvaginal mesh - Wikipedia

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    Transvaginal mesh, also known as vaginal mesh implant, is a net-like surgical tool that is used to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) among female patients. The surgical mesh is placed transvaginally to reconstruct weakened pelvic muscle walls and to support the urethra or bladder.

  3. Surgical mesh - Wikipedia

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    Surgical mesh is a medical implant made of loosely woven mesh, which is used in surgery as either a permanent or temporary structural support for organs and other tissues. Surgical mesh can be made from both inorganic and biological materials and is used in a variety of surgeries, although hernia repair is the most common application.

  4. Pelvic organ prolapse - Wikipedia

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    Transvaginal mesh (TVM) has a greater risk of bladder injury and of needing repeat surgery for stress urinary incontinence or mesh exposure. [17] The use of a TVM in treating vaginal prolapses is associated with severe side effects including organ perforation, infection, and pain. Safety and efficacy of many newer meshes is unknown. [16]

  5. Vaginal mesh material degrades within 60 days of ... - AOL

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    Researchers implanted the mesh in sheep – which have a similar pelvic anatomy to women – for the study. Vaginal mesh material degrades within 60 days of implantation in pelvis – study Skip ...

  6. Sacrohysteropexy - Wikipedia

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    Sacrohysteropexy is a surgical procedure to correct uterine prolapse. It involves a resuspension of the prolapsed uterus using a strip of synthetic mesh to lift the uterus and hold it in place. It allows for normal sexual function and preserves childbearing function. [1]

  7. Urogynecology - Wikipedia

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    In 1893, Howard Kelly, a gynecologist and pioneering urogynecologist, invented an air cystoscope which was simply a handheld, hollow tube with a glass partition. [1] When the American Surgical Society, later the American College of Surgeons, met in Baltimore in 1900, a contest was held between Howard Kelly and Hugh Hampton Young, who is often considered the father of modern urology. [2]

  8. Ventral rectopexy - Wikipedia

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    When suturing synthetic mesh to the rectum, the use of absorbable sutures leads to lower risk of complications compared to non-resorbable sutures. [5] When mesh erosion into the vagina occurs, a further surgical procedure is required to remove the tissue from the mesh and to close the vaginal wall over the defect. [5]

  9. Unidentified male DNA found on JonBenét’s clothes - AOL

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    The key to solving JonBenét Ramsey's murder could lie in evidence found at the scene nearly 30 years ago.. When police searched the 6-year-old’s home in Boulder, Colo., on Dec. 26, 1996, they ...