Shadi Houshyar, Tanushree Saha, Hong Yin, Rumbidzai Zizhou, Chaitali Dekiwadia, Elena Pirogova, Elisa L Hill-Yardin, Justin Mc Yeung, Kate Fox, Ivan Cole
Pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI), are serious and very common. Surgery is commonly undertaken to restore the strength of the vaginal wall using transvaginal surgical mesh (TVM). However, up to 15% of TVM implants result in long-term complications, including pain, recurrent symptoms, and infection.Clinical Relevance- In this study, a new bioengineered TVM has been developed to address these issues. The TVM is visible using noninvasive imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT); it has a highly similar structural profile to human tissue and potential to reduce pain and inflammation...
July 2023: Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society