Vaginal surgery with mesh vs non‐mesh repair
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in surgery for recurrent prolapse compared with without mesh (moderate certainty).
- RR 0.57 [0.3, 1.06]5 studies · 450 participantsModerate
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in surgery for recurrent prolapse compared with without mesh (moderate certainty).
Vaginal surgery with mesh may leads to higher mesh exposure compared with without mesh (low certainty).
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in awareness of prolapse compared with without mesh (moderate certainty).
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in prolapse on examination (Stage 2 or above) ‐ Any recurrent prolapse compared with without mesh (low certainty).
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in bladder injury compared with without mesh (low certainty).
Vaginal surgery with mesh showed no clear difference in bladder function ‐ Stress incontinence compared with without mesh (moderate certainty).
Vaginal POP surgery with armed mesh may leads to higher one type of POP surgery vs another: armed anterior mesh vs anterior… compared with anterior native tissue repair (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether vaginal hysteropexy changes mesh exposure (1‐4 years) compared with sacral hysteropexy (uterine prolapse) (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether vaginal hysterectomy changes mesh exposure compared with sacral hysteropexy/cervicopexy (uterine prolapse) (very low certainty).
Absorbable showed no clear difference in suture/mesh exposure compared with non absorbable sutures (low certainty).