Clinical Study

Incidence of Extrusion Following Type I Polypropylene Mesh “Kit” Repairs in the Correction of Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Table 4

Outcome variables for subjects with and without extrusion (AC or PC/A).

Variable1Baseline extrusionBaseline nonextrusion12-Month extrusion12-Month nonextrusion value
(within group)2
value
(between groups)3

Anterior compartment

POPQ NANA
Anterior stage ≥ II(100.0%)(100.0%)(8.3%)(16.4%)NA0.692

Wong-Baker 0.781 0.685
Pain score 4 ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.228

PFDI (symptoms) 0.024 0.243
Anterior POPDI ( ) ( )( ) ( )<.0010.715

PFDI (symptoms) <.0010.075
UDI ( ) ( )( ) ( )<.0010.523

PFIQ-7 (life impact) 0.008 0.186
POPIQ ( ) ( )( )( )<.0010.267

PFIQ-7 (life impact) 0.061 0.211
UIQ ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.158

PISQ-12 0.151 0.693
(If sexually active) ( )( )( ) ( )<.0010.149

Dyspareunia 1.0000.745
(From PISQ-12, number 5)(50.0%)(43.4%)(62.5%)(29.9%)0.4910.108

Posterior compartment/Apex

POPQ 0.180 0.629
Apical stage ≥ II(18.5%)(25.0%)(4.3%)(2.8%)<.0010.535

POPQ NA1.000
Posterior stage ≥ II(100.0%)(97.0%)(0.0%)(5.0%)<.0010.595

Wong-Baker 0.367 0.094
Pain score 4 ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.409

PFDI (symptoms) 0.001 0.863
POPDI posterior ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.242

PFDI (symptoms) <.0010.759
CRADI ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.204

PFIQ-7 (life impact) <.0010.637
POPIQ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )<.0010.432

PFIQ-7 (life impact) 0.093 0.415
CRAIQ ( ) ( ) ( )( )<.0010.105

PISQ-12 0.046 0.592
(If sexually active) ( )( ) ( ) ( )<.0010.323

Dyspareunia 0.0830.782
(From PISQ-12, number 5)(46.7%)(41.0%)(20.0%)(33.7%)0.4500.376

1Values are presented as (%) or Mean ± SD; NA: Not Available.
2 value paired comparison between baseline and 12 Months for the extrusion group and nonextrusion group.
3 value unpaired comparison between extrusion group and nonextrusion group for the baseline time-point and the 12-month time-point.
4Data at 3-month followup (Wong-Baker FACES pain scores were not collected at 12-month).