October 9, 2012 (Chicago, Illinois) — Removal of vaginal mesh results in complete resolution of pain and dyspareunia in 45.6% of patients. Mesh erosion can be found in the bladder, bowel, or other ...

Study findings highlight the role of urodynamic studies in diagnosing problems after mesh removal. Mesh removal frequently results in bladder problems warranting careful investigation, researchers ...

Microscopic particles left behind by vaginal mesh could continue to trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissue even after the material has been removed, according to researchers. Experts ...

A follow-up of nearly 60,000 women who received a synthetic vaginal mesh sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence finds the risk is low for needing a second surgery for mesh removal or ...

(HealthDay News) — For women undergoing vaginal mesh removal, bleeding complications are higher for removal from multiple vaginal compartments vs. a single vaginal compartment, according to research ...

The mesh implants are used to ease incontinence and support organs Dozens of women who thought they were having a "complete mesh removal" have discovered material has been left behind, the BBC's ...

Removal of vaginal mesh -- a device implanted to help support a woman's pelvic organs -- won't necessarily improve side effects such as pain and incontinence related to the device, suggests the mixed ...

A woman who used her life savings to have vaginal mesh removed in the United States said she could no longer wait for surgery in Northern Ireland after passing blood and debris. Sylvia Vickery, 61, ...

(HealthDay News) – According to two new studies, removal of vaginal mesh or tape can reduce pain, and the use of vaginal mesh can have long-term consequences, even after removal. These findings were ...

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged a physician and the owner of a medical consulting firm over a scheme to persuade women to have their pelvic mesh implants surgically removed to bolster the ...

The synthetic implants are very difficult to remove after they have been fitted Women who paid to have mesh implants removed privately will have the cost of the surgery reimbursed, under Scottish ...

Dozens of women who thought they were having a "complete mesh removal" have discovered material has been left behind, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has been told. Some women have been left ...