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The biology behind fascial defects and the use of implants in pelvic organ prolapse repair

  • 2005 IUGA Grafts Roundtable
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Implant materials are increasingly being used in an effort to reduce recurrence after prolapse repair with native tissues. Surgeons should be aware of the biology behind both the disease as well as the host response to various implants. We will discuss insights into the biology behind hernia and abdominal fascial defects. Those lessons from “herniology” will, wherever possible, be applied to pelvic organ prolapse (POP) problems. Then we will deal with available animal models, for both the underlying disease and surgical repair. Then we will go over the features of implants and describe how the host responds to implantation. Methodology of such experiments will be briefly explained for the clinician not involved in experimentation. As we discuss the different materials available on the market, we will summarize some results of recent experiments by our group.

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Acknowledgements

Our own animal research has been supported by unconditional grants from Tyco Healthcare, Bard, and Cook. The companies may also have donated standard commercially available implants for experimental implantation. None had input into the surgical protocols, randomization tables, or control on data analysis nor its reporting. The authors have no financial interests in these companies.

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  1. Centre for Surgical Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, and Pelvic Floor Centre, Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology, University Hospital “Gasthuisberg”, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Deprest (Jan Deprest, MD Ph.D., obtained his MD degree in 1985. Dr Deprest has a Special License in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1991). He earned his Ph.D. degree in 1999, and is a Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the KU Leuven, Belgium. He is a consultant at University Hospitals Leuven, with subspecialties in Fetal Medicine and Urogynaecology. He is Director of the Centre for Surgical Technologies, Research and Training Center in Surgical Techniques and is the General Project Manager of Eurofoetus and EuroTwin2Twin projects of the European Commission.), Fang Zheng, Maja Konstantinovic, Federico Spelzini, Filip Claerhout, Anneke Steensma, Yves Ozog & Dirk De Ridder

  2. Centre for Surgical Technologies, Faculteit Geneeskunde KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 17, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Jan Deprest (Jan Deprest, MD Ph.D., obtained his MD degree in 1985. Dr Deprest has a Special License in Obstetrics and Gynecology (1991). He earned his Ph.D. degree in 1999, and is a Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the KU Leuven, Belgium. He is a consultant at University Hospitals Leuven, with subspecialties in Fetal Medicine and Urogynaecology. He is Director of the Centre for Surgical Technologies, Research and Training Center in Surgical Techniques and is the General Project Manager of Eurofoetus and EuroTwin2Twin projects of the European Commission.)

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Deprest, J., Zheng, F., Konstantinovic, M. et al. The biology behind fascial defects and the use of implants in pelvic organ prolapse repair. Int Urogynecol J 17 (Suppl 1), 16–25 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-006-0101-2

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