Top mesh erosion Articles in Urology

Risk of mesh erosion after abdominal sacral colpoperineopexy with concomitant hysterectomy
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10/02/2009

Nosti PA et al. – Hysterectomy at the time of abdominal sacral colpoperineopexy is not a risk factor for vaginal mesh erosion with the use of type 1 polypropylene mesh. [more...]

Surgical management of vaginal mesh erosion: an alternative to excision
International Urogynecology Journal, 10/12/2009

Shaker D et al. – The use of intervening graft of vulval fat can be an alternative to excision in the management of patients with vaginal mesh erosion. [more...]

Minimally invasive synthetic suburethral sling operations for stress urinary incontinence in women
Cochrane Reviews, 10/23/2009

ndash; There is some evidence to suggest that operations using certain types of tape materials (type 1 meshes) are more effective with fewer complications (such as infections and tape erosions into the vagina or urethra) than other types. There are two ways of carrying out these operations, either [more...]

The prognostic value of baseline erosions in undifferentiated arthritis
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 10/19/2009

Thabet MM et al. – Undifferentiated arthritis (UA) has a variable disease course; 40 to 50% of UA patients remit spontaneously, while 30% develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study evaluates the predictive value of erosive joints for the ... UA as measured by RA development and disease persistency. Presence of ≥ 2 erosive joints at baseline in UA patients gives a risk for RA development of 53% and for persistent disease of 68%, indicating that erosions in UA are not always predictive for unfavorable disease outcomes. erosions using clinical definition as well as Sharp/van der Heijde method After 1 year follow-up, patients re-assessed for fulfilment of 1987 ACR classification criteria for RA Disease persistency defined as absence of sustained remission during all available follow-up ... b>Results At baseline, 28.6% of UA patients had erosive joints Presence of ≥ 2 erosive joints showed positive predictive value for RA development of 53% and persistent disease of 68% Patients with erosions that did not develop RA were less often anticyclic ... and had lower CRP, ESR and number of swollen joints compared to those who developed RA Feet erosions are equally predictive compared to erosions at hands [more...]

Citrulline dependence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus as a marker of deforming/erosive arthritis
Journal of Rheumatology, 11/06/2009

Kakumanu P et al. – Conclusion Citrulline dependence or high levels (> 10) of anti-CCP were common in SLE patients with deforming/erosive arthritis, while most anti-CCP in SLE patients was citrulline-independent ... erosive arthritis. Methods IgG anti-CCP compared by ELISA to anti-CAP in sera from patients with SLE (n = 335) and RA (n = 47) and healthy controls (n = 35) SLE patients were divided into 5 groups based on their joint involvement: subset I: deforming/erosive arthritis ... n = 20); II: arthritis fulfilling (or likely fulfilling) American College of Rheumatology criteria for RA but without erosions (n = 18); III: joint swelling but not fulfilling RA criteria (n = 39); IV: arthritis without documented joint swelling (n = 194); and V: no arthritis (n = 58) erosive arthritis (38%) High anti-CCP (> 10 units) was found in RA (26%) and deforming/erosive SLE (12%) High anti- CCP/CAP ratios (> 2, indicating a selectivity to CCP) were found in 91% of anti-CCP-positive RA and 50% of anti-CCP-positive SLE patients with deforming/erosive [more...]

Impact of mesh positioning on foreign body reaction and collagenous ingrowth in a rabbit model of open incisional hernia repair
Hernia, 11/09/2009

Binnebösel M et al. – The beneficial results of mesh reinforcement in the sublay technique might be due to a superior quality of postoperative connective tissue ... Mesh incorporation, irrespective of positioning, is favourable in low–weight, large, porous mesh material represented by a reduced inflammatory part of the foreign body granuloma. [more...]

Efficacy of an Experimental Tin-F-Containing Solution in Erosive Tissue Loss in Enamel and Dentine in situ
Caries Research, 10/28/2009

Schlueter N et al. – The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an experimental tin–containing fluoride solution on erosive tissue loss in human enamel and dentine using a cyclic ... The tin–containing solution was very effective in inhibiting erosive mineral in enamel in situ, even under severe conditions and with short application times, but was less effective in dentine. [more...]

Increasing Prevalence of Erosive Esophagitis Among Taiwanese Aged 40 Years and Above: A Comparison Between Two Time Periods
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 10/21/2009

Lien HC et al. – There was a 2.5–fold of increase in prevalence of erosive esophagitis among Taiwanese adults from 1995 to 2002, particularly in those aged 40 ... other than obesity seem to contribute to the increasing trend of erosive esophagitis in Taiwanese women. [more...]

Small bone lesions resembling erosions can frequently be found in bilateral wrist MRI of healthy individuals
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, 11/20/2009

Palosaari K et al. – A few small bone lesions that could potentially be confused as erosions were detected in about half of the normal volunteers. These findings should always be evaluated ... and Larsen method, respectively Results MRI showed erosive-like lesions in either one or both wrists in 14 [45%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 27-64] out of 31 subjects 24 erosive-like changes found in 930 wrist bones evaluated (15 bones in each wrist) No ... mild to moderate Gd-DTPA enhancement in synovial compartments seen in 6 of them: 5 had enhancement in both wrists and one one wrist Plain radiographs showed 1 erosive-like change in wrist (pisiforme) not recorded with MRI [more...]

Manometric findings in patients with isolated distal gastroesophageal reflux
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 11/19/2009

Ozin Y et al. – Patients with erosive and non–erosive disease present with similar manometric abnormalities. The only striking difference is the observation of very low EBCA exclusively in patients with erosive disease. [more...]