Review Article
Management of Mesh Complications after SUI and POP Repair: Review and Analysis of the Current Literature
Table 2
Complications of midurethral slings (total number: 388 women sent for revision) [
14].
| Complications | Number | Percentage |
| Overactive bladder | 201 | 51.8% | Lower urinary tract obstruction | 173 | 44.58% | Recurrence of SUI | 101 | 26.03% | Vaginal exposure | 68 | 17.52% | Pain | 54 | 13.91% | Infective complications | 48 | 12.37% | Dyspareunia | 22 | 5.67% | Vesicovaginal fistula | 14 | 3.6% |
Inrolled sling or contraction of material | 18 | 4.63% | Intraoperative bladder injury | 11 | 2.83% | Groin/upper thigh pain | 11 | 2.83% | Postoperative hematoma | 10 | 2.57% | Bladder/urethral penetration | 18 | 4.63% | Foreign body sensation in vagina | 6 | 1.54% | Husband’s penis laceration | 6 | 1.54% | Groin infection | 4 | 1.03% | Necrotizing fasciitis | 3 | 0.77% | Retropubic abscess | 3 | 0.77% | Urethrovaginal fistula | 2 | 0.51% | Intraoperative bowel injury | 1 | 0.25% |
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