OBJECTIVE We sought to validate a sequence of ultrasonographic mesh measurements to determine the relevant time points in the postoperative monitoring of mesh size. METHODS Mesh was measured preoperatively ex vivo, prior to insertion, in 25 patients scheduled to undergo vaginal repair of cystocele involving insertion of a Ugytex™ transobturating polypropylene mesh. A 2D/3D perineal ultrasound...

To compare two tension free techniques, darning versus mesh repair in cases of inguinal hernia. Prospective study was done in Tikrit Teaching Hospital. Ninety-six patients with nonobstructive unilateral reducible and primary inguinal hernia 48 patients operate with mesh and other 48 patients operate with darn repair. The two techniques where compared with respect to effectiveness, post-operativ...

We present a coupled moving mesh and level set method for computing incompressible two-phase flow with surface tension. This work extends a recent work of Di et al. [SIAM J. Sci. Comput., 26 (2005), pp. 1036-1056] where a moving mesh strategy was proposed to solve the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. With the involvement of the level set function and the curvature of the interface, some ...

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and associated stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a major health care problem. It is estimated that 50% of parous women lose pelvic support 1 and an American woman has a 11.1% lifetime risk of undergoing an operation for pelvic floor support.2 An ageing population is likely to increase the prevelance of POP and DeLancey describes this anticipated increasing health ...