A prospective, randomized, controlled study comparing Gynemesh, a synthetic mesh, and Pelvicol, a biologic graft, in the surgical treatment of recurrent cystocele

Autor: Mauro Cervigni, C. La Penna, Franca Natale, Massimo Agostini, Anna Padoa, E. De Simone
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction. 20(1)
Popis: We compared safety and efficacy of Gynemesh PS and Pelvicol for recurrent cystocele repair. One hundred ninety patients were randomly divided into Gynemesh PS and Pelvicol groups and underwent tension-free cystocele repair. The Chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables, the paired t test for continuous parametric variables, and the Mann-Whitney test for continuous nonparametric variables. Ninety-six Gynemesh PS patients and 94 Pelvicol patients were studied. Mesh erosions occurred in 6.3% of Gynemesh PS patients. No erosions were observed in Pelvicol patients (p = 0.02). Objective cure was 71.9% for Gynemesh PS and 56.4% for Pelvicol (p = 0.06). Subjective cure was the same in both groups except for better sexuality in the Pelvicol group. At 24 months follow-up, only Gynemesh PS patients had mesh erosions. Anatomical outcome was similar in the two groups. Pelvicol gave a better impact on voiding and sexuality.
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