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Table 2 Anatomic results (graft surgery versus traditional surgery)

From: Use of vaginal mesh for pelvic organ prolapse repair: a literature review

Trial

Number

Number of patients studied (graft surgery versus traditional surgery)

Results (graft surgery versus traditional surgery)

Hiltunena 2007 [6]

202

2 months: 201 (104 versus 97)

One-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement (7% versus 38%)

12 months: 200 (104 versus 96)

Nguyena 2008 [10]

76

75 (37 versus 38)

One-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement (11% versus 45%)

Sivasliolgua 2008 [11]

90

85 (43 versus 42)

One-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement (9% versus 28%)

POP-Q difference for points Aa, Ba and C in favour of graft reinforcement

Careya 2009 [12]

139

124 (63 versus 61)

No significant POP-Q difference < 2 at 1 year (81% versus 65.6%)

Lunardelli 2009 [14]

32

32 (16 versus 16)

POP-Q difference for points Aa and Ba in favour of graft reinforcement (mean follow-up = 8.5 months)

Iglesia 2010 [19]

65

65 (32 versus 33)

No significant difference for recurrence rate with mean follow-up = 9.7 months (59% versus 72%)

Point Ba higher in the group with graft reinforcement

Nieminen 2010 [22]

202

182 (97 versus 85)

Two-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement (12% versus 41%)

Meschia 2007 [7]

206

201 (98 versus 103)

One-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement for point Ba (7% versus 19%)

No significant difference for recurrence rate on the posterior wall

Guerette 2009 [13]

94

1 year: 72 (35 versus 37)

No significant difference for recurrence rate (15% versus 22% after 1 year, 23.5% versus 37% after 2 years)

2 years: 44 (17 versus 27)

Feldner 2010 [17]

56

56 (29 versus 27)

One-year recurrence rate in favour of graft reinforcement (13.8% versus 40.7%)

POP-Q difference for point Ba in favour of graft reinforcement

Hviid 2010 [18]

61

3 months: 50 (27 versus 23)

No significant difference for recurrence rate after 3 and 12 months (15% versus 7%)

12 months: 54 (28 versus 26)

Paraiso 2006 [5]

106

81 (26 graft reinforcements versus 27 plication of the fascia versus 28 site-specific surgical repair)

One-year recurrence rate (meaning Bp point > −2) higher and earlier in the group with graft reinforcement (46% versus 22% versus 14%)

No significant difference for recurrence rate between these 3 groups if recurrence is defined by Bp > 0

Lopes 2010 [20]

32

30 (14 versus 16)

No significant difference for recurrence rate after 12 months whatever level treated

De Tayracb 2008 [9]

49

45 (21 versus 24)

No significant difference for recurrence rate whatever level treated (anterior 4.8% versus 25%, apex 4.8% versus0%, posterior 0% versus 4.2%) with mean follow-up = 16.8 months

Nataleb 2009 [15]

190

190 (96 Gynemesh® versus 94 Pelvicol®)

No significant difference for recurrence rate after 24 months (28.1% versus 43.6%)

  1. aFrom these trials: number of patients with 1-year follow-up: 247 anterior graft reinforcement NRS versus 236 anterior traditional surgery. Mean recurrence rate after 1 year: with graft reinforcement surgery = 11.5%, without graft reinforcement surgery = 36.35%
  2. bIn this study, anatomic results are secondary criteria