'Scandal' of vaginal mesh removal rates revealed by NHS records Traumatic complications mean one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support will require surgery to extract it, figures suggest
Thousands of women have undergone surgery to have vaginal mesh implants removed during the past decade, according to NHS records that reveal the scale of traumatic complications linked to the devices.
The figures, obtained by the Guardian, suggest that around one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support later require surgery to have it extracted due to complications.
What this is showing is very high rates of removals, which are only likely to get worse
You go in vaginally and take out the mesh there, then you go in through the tummy and chisel out the mesh with some difficulty Continue reading... The Guardian
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Thousands of women have undergone surgery to have vaginal mesh implants removed during the past decade, according to NHS records that reveal the scale of traumatic complications linked to the devices.
The figures, obtained by the Guardian, suggest that around one in 15 women fitted with the most common type of mesh support later require surgery to have it extracted due to complications.
What this is showing is very high rates of removals, which are only likely to get worse
You go in vaginally and take out the mesh there, then you go in through the tummy and chisel out the mesh with some difficulty Continue reading... The Guardian
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