To describe the results of polypropylene mesh surgery for genital prolapse and to assess patient satisfaction with this procedure.
Descriptive and retrospective study of 94 women with symptomatic genital prolapse who underwent polypropylene mesh surgery.
The mean age of the patients was 66.6 years and 96.8% were postmenopausal. The most common prolapses were as follows: cystocele alone in 47 patients, rectocele in 14, and cystocele and rectocele in 21. The mean follow-up was 26.7 months. Complications consisted of intraoperative bleeding in 4 patients, urinary tract infections in 8, postoperative urinary incontinence in 12, and erosion of the mesh in the vagina in 7. The percentage of healing was 93.6%. A total of 81.4% of patients felt satisfied and would undergo the intervention again.
This intervention produces few complications and achieves a high rate of healing. Patient satisfaction with this procedure was high.