Fixation of Light Weight Polypropylene Mesh with n-Butyl-2-cyanocrylate in Pelvic Floor Surgery: Experimental Design Approach in Sheep for Effectiveness Evaluation

Table 1

Summary of the different experimental groups showing mesh material and anchorage characteristics.

Experiment	Experimental group	() Surgical approach	Type of mesh	Anchorage used	Mesh size (width-length)	Follow-up period
1	PP-1-Hist	3 anterior	Synthetic PP Mesh-1	Histoacryl 0.4–0.8 mL	5 × 5 cm	3 weeks
		3 posterior
2	PP-1-PP	1 anterior	Synthetic PP Mesh-1	PP 2/0 Premilene	3 × 4 cm	3 weeks
		1 posterior			4 × 4 cm
3	Omy-TF-PP	2 posterior	cPTFE Omyra Mesh	PP 2/0 Premilene	2 × 2 cm	3 weeks
					3 × 3 cm
	PP-2-PP	1 anterior	Synthetic PP Mesh 2	PP 2/0 Premilene	2 × 2 cm	3 weeks
		1 posterior			3 × 3 cm
4	PP-1-Hist-3m	4 posterior	Synthetic PP Mesh-1	Histoacryl 0.15–0.25 mL	3 × 3.2 to 3.5 × 3.5 cm	3 months
	PP-1-Hist-6m	4 posterior	Synthetic PP Mesh-1	Histoacryl 0.15–0.25 mL	3 × 3.2 to 3.5 × 3.5 cm	6 months

PP: Polypropylene; cPTFE: condensed polytetrafluoroethylene.