Mesh manufacturers insist their products are the gold standard treatment for incontinence, yet a new study from the Manchester Mesh Centre has found evidence that mesh-related injury may trigger central sensitisation, a biological process linked to widespread, persistent pain.
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In 2003 doctors warned if TVT mesh slings caused unexpected complications and needed removing on a wide scale it would have significant impact on women and the NHS. Two decades later, specialist mesh centres are overwhelmed, waiting lists are growing, access to treatment depends heavily on postcode, and there is still no universally agreed method for safely removing mesh without […]
A jury in the United States has ordered Medtronic’s Covidien division to pay $88 million to a couple after finding that surgeons were not adequately warned about risks linked to the company’s Symbotex hernia mesh.
