Health Warning Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery: Surgeries That Use Transvaginal Mesh Can Result In Significant Health Issues From Mesh Contraction and Mesh Erosion by Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
Thousands of women, who have had transvaginal mesh implanted in them during surgery, are at an increased risk of suffering significant health problems from failed transvaginal mesh surgery. These health problems can be caused by mesh erosion, mesh deterioration, and mesh contraction and can include recurrence of prolapse and/or incontinence; bowel perforation; bladder perforation; blood vessel perforation; neurological problems; erosion of the mesh through vagina infection; urinary problems; and vaginal epithelium. These health issues can often require multiple surgeries to repair or cause permanent health problems.
If you or a loved one has suffered significant health problems from a failed transvaginal mesh
Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuit Information
On February 25, 2013, a jury awarded $3.35 million to a woman who
suffered a failed transvaginal mesh surgery. The failed transvaginal
mesh surgery caused the woman to suffer erosion, scar tissue,
inflammation and neurologic compromise. The woman had to seek
significant medical treatment including having to endure 18 operations
to repair the damage caused by the failed transvaginal mesh. This case
in one of the first transvaginal mesh lawsuits to reach a jury and many
more failed transvaginal mesh lawsuits are currently pending and are expected to be filed.
Transvaginal Mesh FDA Safety Communications and Actions
On July 13, 2011, the United States Food and Drug Administration
released the below FDA Safety Communication update regarding Serious
Complications Associated with Transvaginal Placement of Surgical Mesh
for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. This FDA Safety Communication and other FDA
Actions were intended to provide adequate safety warnings to women and
their health care providers regarding the potential health risk of
transvaginal mesh. Women considering transvaginal mesh surgery and
their health care providers should be aware of these potential health
risks.
Device:
Surgical mesh is a medical device that is generally used to repair
weakened or damaged tissue. It is made from porous absorbable or
non-absorbable synthetic material or absorbable biologic material. In
urogynecologic procedures, surgical mesh is permanently implanted to
reinforce the weakened vaginal wall to repair pelvic organ prolapse or
to support the urethra to treat urinary incontinence.
Background:
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when the tissues that hold the pelvic
organs in place become weak or stretched. Thirty to fifty percent of
women may experience POP in their lifetime with 2 percent developing
symptoms. When POP happens, the organs bulge (prolapse) into the vagina
and sometimes prolapse past the vaginal opening. More than one pelvic
organ can prolapse at the same time. Organs that can be involved in POP
include the bladder, the uterus, the rectum, the top of the vagina
(vaginal apex) after a hysterectomy, and the bowel.
Mesh Contraction and Mesh Erosion:
The FDA’s literature review found that erosion of mesh through the vagina is the most common and consistently reported mesh-related complication from transvaginal POP surgeries using mesh. Mesh erosion can require multiple surgeries to repair and can be debilitating for some women. In some cases, even multiple surgeries will not resolve the complication.
Mesh contraction (shrinkage) is a
previously unidentified risk of transvaginal POP repair with
mesh that has been reported in the published scientific
literature and in adverse event reports to the FDA since the
Oct. 20, 2008 FDA Public Health Notification. Reports in the
literature associate mesh contraction with vaginal
shortening, vaginal tightening and vaginal pain.
Both mesh erosion and mesh contraction may lead to severe pelvic pain, painful sexual intercourse or an inability to engage in sexual intercourse.
Texas Failed Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Lawsuit Information
If you or a loved one has suffered from a failed transvaginal mesh surgery, it is important to seek immediate medical attention. For information on a failed transvaginal mesh surgery lawsuits, please feel free to contact Texas Failed Transvaginal Surgery Lawyer, Jason Coomer, via e-mail message or go to the following web page on Failed Transvaginal Surgery Lawsuit Information
