Do Preoperative Cytokine Levels Offer Prognostic Factor For Polypropylene Mesh Erosion After Suburethral Sling Surgery For SUI?
UroToday.com – The increased percentage of elderly women in developed countries and the consequential rise in prolapse surgery combine to emphasize the importance of addressing the effects of the use of prosthetic materials in pelvic reconstructive surgery. The most important is an effect of such materials on the rate and quality of wound repair in postmenopausal women. The lifetime risks of undergoing prolapse or incontinence surgery are as high as one in 11. With an aging population, the number of surgical procedures is expected to increase as much as 50%. When polypropylene meshes are used in reconstructive urogynecological surgery, the erosion rates vary from 3.3% to 14% and causative factors for such erosions are still unknown in many cases. The recognized reoperation rate for these indications exceeds 30%. Therefore, attempts to improve primary surgical outcomes are of great practical importance. The proper wound healing, which is the restoration of integrity and function (if pos
