Pain after vaginal prolapse repair surgery with mesh is a post‐surgical neuropathy which needs to be treated – and can possibly be prevented in some cases

Post‐surgical neuropathy leading to chronic pain is a recognised complication. It also can occur after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse repair involving mesh. Post‐surgical neuropathy needs to be identified and properly treated to minimise the occurrence of chronic pain. A treatment algorithm is pu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vancaillie, Thierry, Tan, Yasmin, Chow, Jason, Kite, Lauren, Howard, Liz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29577243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12804
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Sumario:Post‐surgical neuropathy leading to chronic pain is a recognised complication. It also can occur after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse repair involving mesh. Post‐surgical neuropathy needs to be identified and properly treated to minimise the occurrence of chronic pain. A treatment algorithm is put forward for discussion .

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