The Tissue Fixation System provides a new structural method for cystocoele repair: A preliminary report

Abstract

The tensioned tape operation is simple and accurate, and appears to work well in the short term. Longer-term studies are required.

Efficacy and safety of using mesh or grafts in surgery for anterior and/or posterior vaginal wall prolapse: systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…Thirty studies involving 2472 women provided data on the use of mesh/graft for anterior repair (5 full text RCTs, [13][14][15]17,18 7 RCTs available as conference abstracts, 19,20,[22][23][24][25]29 4 nonrandomised comparative studies, 30,33-35 1 registry, 37 and 13 case series 38,44,46,[49][50][51][52][55][56][57][58][59][60] ). Four studies used absorbable synthetic mesh, 13,17,18,59 14 studies used biological graft, [13][14][15]22,24,25,30,33,35,50-52,57,60 1 study used combined mesh/ graft, 38 and 14 studies used nonabsorbable synthetic mesh.…”

“…Four studies used absorbable synthetic mesh, 13,17,18,59 14 studies used biological graft, [13][14][15]22,24,25,30,33,35,50-52,57,60 1 study used combined mesh/ graft, 38 and 14 studies used nonabsorbable synthetic mesh. 19,20,22,23,29,33,34,37,44,46,49,55,56,58 The median follow-up time was 14 months (range 1-38 months). Two RCTs 13,22 and one nonrandomised comparative study 33 compared different types of mesh/graft and the others compared mesh/ graft with no mesh/graft.…”

Quoi de neuf depuis le rapport de la HAS ? Bilan de deux ans d’évaluation des implants de renfort prothétique dans le traitement des prolapsus par voie vaginale

“…L'évaluation clinique postopé-ratoire est faite en insu du groupe de traitement par une infirmière. Il existe à un an significativement moins de réci-dives (définies comme Ba ≥ −1) dans le groupe avec renfort (13 % vs 45 %, p = 0,005, OR : 5,3 [1, [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]). Les deux groupes présentent une amélioration significative postopératoire des valeurs des points Ba, C, Bp.…”

“…Référence Petros et al [17] décrivent une technique originale (tissue fixation system [TFS]) chez 90 patientes, déclinée en trois variantes selon le type de cystocèle et le nombre de bandelettes appliquées transversalement. Ils rapportent 4,4 % de récidive de cystocèle sans mentionner les résultats anatomiques des autres étages.…”

Erratum to: The introduction of mid-urethral slings: an evaluation of literature

“…During this period the TFS was deliberately withheld from the commercial market and multiple studies were conducted and published in various peer-reviewed magazines [2][3][4][5][6]. The second sling, the I-Stop by CL-medical (Sainte-Foy-Lès-Lyon, France), was CE-approved during the last quarter of 2002 after a pre-launch case series of 50 patients (not published).…”