In a Health Notification issued in October 2008 and updated in July 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical ...

Two surgical procedures used to repair vaginal prolapse - one involving removal of the uterus via hysterectomy and the other employing mesh support that preserves the uterus - have comparable clinical ...

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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have charged a physician and the owner of a medical consulting firm over a scheme to persuade women to have their pelvic mesh implants surgically removed to bolster the ...

Johnson & Johnson is agreeing to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit for issues stemming from transvaginal surgical mesh devices. The lawsuit, brought by the attorney generals for 41 states, alleged ...

Study findings highlight the role of urodynamic studies in diagnosing problems after mesh removal. Mesh removal frequently results in bladder problems warranting careful investigation, researchers ...