Mesh Complications

Highlights from the ICS Diagnosis and treatment of mesh complications Working Group.

14:00-14.05: Introduction, Hashim Hashim & Sherif Mourad, Chairs

14.05-14.25: Section leads provide an update on their sections to include:

• Mesh complications and the ICS mesh complications calculator
• Diagnosis and treatment of mid-urethral sling complications
• Diagnosis and treatment of vaginally inserted pelvic organ prolapse mesh complications
• Diagnosis and treatment of abdominally inserted (sacrocolpopexy/sacrohysteropexy) mesh complications for vault/uterine pelvic organ prolapse
• Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal mesh rectopexy
• Patient information during the surgical pathway – what every patient needs to know and ask?
• Training in mesh complications removal surgery
• Medico-legal aspects of mesh complications and future research

14.25-14.30: Questions and Answers