Intra-urethral vaginal tape is a rare complication of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure. A 41year-old woman with intra-urethral vaginal tape after TVT procedure is presented. The presenting symptoms were urge incontinence and dysparonia. The patient has received anticholinergic drugs and vaginal estrogen, but the symptoms had not been resolved with both this regimen. The diagnosis was m...

Morgagni Hernia is a rare form of diaphragmatic hernia. It is mainly asymptomatic and often identified incidentally during surgery. Tension-free synthetic mesh repair is the preferred treatment modality. However, the use of synthetic mesh concurrently during a clean-contaminated surgery such as sleeve gastrectomy remains controversial due to the remote possibility of mesh infection. A middle-ag...

INTRODUCTION In high stage vaginal prolapse, recurrence risk patients, anterior and apical defects need to be addressed in the same procedure. The pre-molded commercial mesh kits are expensive and not always available. Alternative effective and safe treatment ways, with lower costs are desirable. OBJECTIVE To present long term follow-up of patients treated with a homemade mesh shape to correc...

OBJECTIVE Complications from transvaginal mesh placed for prolapse often require operative management. The aim of this study is to describe the outcomes of vaginal mesh removal. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients having surgery by the urogynecology group in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at our institution for a complication of transvaginal mesh placed for prolapse wa...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether the tension-free vaginal tape operation changes urethral hypermobility, funneling, and urethral urodynamic parameters in different parts of the urethra. METHODS We conducted a cohort study of our first 80 unselected female patients (age 36 to 78 years, median 53) undergoing a tension-free vaginal tape procedure. Urethral pressure profile measurements were done b...