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Abstract
Since 2011, there has been increasing attention paid to the use of synthetic grafts (mesh) in pelvic reconstructive surgery. Although synthetic grafts are considered permanent implants to improve outcomes, the use of this material has created inadvertent complications such as erosion, chronic pain, and dyspareunia. Patient evaluation is complex and surgical techniques carry risks not yet completely understood. This review summarizes current opinions in synthetic graft excision for the treatment of mesh-related complications.Recent studies reveal excisions are being increasingly performed and graft placement is decreasing. Patients of lower-volume surgeons have a higher risk of complication and need for excisional procedures. Pain is becoming the most common indication for vaginal mesh excision and that pain is mostly elicited with palpation of the mesh arms. Explantation is technically challenging and carries significant risks.Vaginal synthetic graft complications are increasingly being managed by surgical excision. Careful evaluation of patient symptoms and objective findings should help guide management. Surgeons considering operative management should counsel patients regarding the risks of excision including but not limited to hemorrhage, nerve damage, muscular injury, and recurrent symptoms.
View details for DOI 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000292
View details for Web of Science ID 000379586200014
View details for PubMedID 27273309