Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung Medical Center, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
  • 2 Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linkou, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
  • 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kuching Specialist Hospital, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 5 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital, Bacolod City, Philippines
J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 2017 Jan;43(1):173-178.
PMID: 27762470 DOI: 10.1111/jog.13158

Abstract

AIM: By investigating the association of urodynamics and urogenital nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in vaginal mesh surgery, we may be able to associate the likelihood of postoperative lower urinary tract symptoms developing as a result of synthetic mesh implanted for pelvic floor reconstructive surgery.

METHODS: Thirty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: mesh, sham (no mesh), and control. Urodynamic study and NGF analysis of the urogenital tissues were done and results were compared among all groups. The urodynamic studies of the mesh and sham groups were further divided into the 4th and 10th days. A P-value 

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