Incidence of Extrusion Following Type I Polypropylene Mesh “Kit” Repairs in the Correction of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Table 1
Subject demographics.
AC mesh,
PC/A mesh,
Baseline characteristic
Extrusion
No extrusion
value
Extrusion
No extrusion
value
Age*
,
,
0.48W
,
,
0.37W
BMI
,
,
0.21W
,
,
0.42W
Parity
,
,
0.53W
,
,
0.28W
Prior failed prolapse procedure: Cystocele*
4 (30.8%)
25 (15.6%)
0.24F
—
—
—
Prior failed prolapse procedure: Rectocele*
—
—
—
3 (11.1%)
9 (5.4%)
0.22F
Prior failed prolapse procedure: apical*
—
—
—
2 (7.4%)
7 (4.2%)
0.36F
Prior hysterectomy*
12 (92.3%)
74 (46.3%)
0.00C
13 (48.1%)
84 (50.0%)
0.86C
Postmenopausal
13 (100%)
125 (78.1%)
0.07F
20 (74.1%)
126 (75.0%)
0.92C
Estrogen therapy at baseline
9 (69.2%)
72 (45.0%)
0.09C
15 (55.6%)
87 (51.8%)
0.72C
Diabetic
1 (7.7%)
13 (8.1%)
1.00F
3 (11.1%)
17 (10.1%)
1.00F
Moderate to severe vaginal atrophy at baseline (based on pH)*
3 (23.1%)
39 (24.4%)
1.00F
6 (22.2%)
33 (19.6%)
0.77C
*Covariates assessed for the risk of an extrusion.
WWilcoxon rank sum test; Cchi-square test; FFisher exact test. AC: anterior compartment; PC/A: posterior compartment/apex; BMI: body mass index.