2026
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Masahiro Tanaka, Kiyoshi Suzumura, Tomonori Tsuchiya, Kazumi Nishimae et autres
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2026
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Tomoko Kuwata, Masami Takeyama, Yukiko Doi, Kazunobu Yagi et autres
INTRODUCTION: In Japan, laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) is performed using either the commonly used polypropylene (PP) mesh or the domestically produced polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) mesh, ORIHIME. Despite its clinical adoption, the comparable performance of this material relative to conventional options such as PP mesh …
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2025
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Kazunobu Yagi, Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara, Chikako Kato et autres
In patients undergoing laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repairs, occult uterine endometrial cancer may be discovered later. However, its detection poses unique surgical and oncological challenges, particularly when a mesh is involved. This case report describes a laparoscopic pelvic …
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2025
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Kazunobu Yagi, Masami Takeyama, Yukiko Doi, Tomoko Kuwata et autres
OBJECTIVES: In the up-hold transvaginal mesh (TVM-UP) procedure, the barbs are shaped like arrowheads to prevent the mesh from slipping off the sacrospinous ligament. This modified procedure is termed TVM-UPB. This study examines the efficacy and safety of TVM-UPB surgery using polytetrafluoroethylene …
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2025
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Kazunobu Yagi, Masami Takeyama, Yukiko Doi, Tomoko Kuwata et autres
OBJECTIVES: To examine the efficacy and safety of posterior tension-free vaginal mesh (TVM-P) surgery using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) mesh (ORIHIME) for advanced posterior vaginal prolapse. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted involving patients who underwent TVM-P surgery with PTFE mesh for pelvic …
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2024
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Chikako Kato, Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara, Masami Takeyama
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the long-term effectiveness and safety of transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse at a high-volume center in Japan. METHODS: Patients who underwent transvaginal mesh surgery between March 2010 and August 2015 were included and followed …
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2024
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Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara, Chikako Kato, Masami Takeyama et autres
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2024
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Masami Takeyama, Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara, Chikako Kato et autres
OBJECTIVE: Transvaginal mesh surgery for pelvic organ prolapse has been widely performed in Japan, but polypropylene mesh has not been used in Japan since the ban on TVM using polypropylene mesh in the United States. Currently, polytetrafluoroethylene mesh ORIHIME® is the only …
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2023
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Masami Takeyama, Masaki Watanabe, Takeshi Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara et autres
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2023
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Tomoko Kuwata, Masaki Watanabe, Hiromi Kashihara, Chikako Kato et autres
Polypropylene (PP) has been widely used as a mesh for the surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP). However, PPs have been shown to cause complications, including tissue invasion, chronic pain, and infection; therefore, regulatory agencies deemed PP mesh was not inappropriate …
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2023
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Masaki Watanabe, Masami Takeyama, Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara et autres
PURPOSE: This study established the prognostic significance of the uroflowmetry flow curve shape in the presence of voiding dysfunction following transvaginal mesh surgery. METHODS: This is a retrospective study of 439 symptomatic cystocele patients who underwent anterior wall repair with transvaginal mesh …
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2023
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Masami Takeyama, Masaki Watanabe, Tomoko Kuwata, Hiromi Kashihara et autres
Since 2017, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) mesh ORIHIME® has been available in Japan for pelvic organ prolapse surgery. PTFE mesh is a potential material for the reconstruction of pelvic floor, however, there have not been any report on the LSC using PTFE mesh. The …
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