Table 4.
The IUGA/ICS complications classification during the follow-up time (n = 48)
| Patients | Code | Explanation of complications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7A/T1/S3 | Retropubic hematoma (3.5 cm×2.3 cm, first 48 hours) |
| 2 | 7A/T1/S3 | Retropubic hematoma (5.4 cm×2.6 cm, first 48 hours) |
| 3 | 2Aa/T2/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (1 cm in anterior wall) at 1-month, asymptomatic |
| 4 | 2Aa/T2/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (2 cm×1 cm in anterior wall, 1 cm×1 cm in the posterior wall) at 1-month and 1 cm mesh exposure in the right vaginal wall at 24 months, asymptomatic |
| 2Aa/T4/S2 | ||
| 3Aa/T2/S1 | ||
| 5 | 3Aa/T2/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (1.5 cm in posterior wall) at 2 months, asymptomatic |
| 6 | 3Be/T2/S2 | Lateral vaginal exposure of mesh (2 cm×1 cm in vaginal fornix) at 1-month, with spontaneous pain |
| 7 | 1Aa/T3/S2 | Lateral vaginal exposure of mesh (mesh fiber in vaginal fornix) at 12 months, asymptomatic |
| 8 | 2Aa/T3/S2 | Lateral vaginal exposure of mesh (0.8 cm in vaginal fornix) at 11 months, asymptomatic |
| 9 | 2Aa/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (0.3 cm in anterior wall) at 3 months, asymptomatic |
| 10 | 2Aa/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (0.5 cm in anterior wall, mesh fiber in posterior wall) at 3 months, asymptomatic |
| 1Aa/T3/S1 | ||
| 11 | 2Aa/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (1 cm in upper anterior wall) at 6 months, asymptomatic |
| 12 | 2Aa/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (0.3 cm in posterior wall) at 12 months, asymptomatic |
| 13 | 3Aa/T3/S2 | Lateral vaginal exposure of mesh (3 cm×0.5 cm in anterior wall) at 6 months, asymptomatic |
| 14 | 3Aa/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (2 cm×1.5 cm in anterior wall) at 4 months, asymptomatic |
| 15 | 3Ac/T3/S1 | A midline vaginal exposure of mesh (3 cm in anterior wall and 1/3 mesh in the posterior wall) at 11 months, with dyspareunia and recurrence |
| 16 | 1Aa/T4/S2 2Aa/T4/S1 | Mesh contraction in right anterior wall and 1.5 cm mesh exposure in the middle line of the posterior wall at 13 months, asymptomatic |
| 17 | 1Aa/T4/S1 | Mesh fiber in the posterior wall at 13 months, asymptomatic |
| 18 | 2Aa/T4/S2 2Aa/T4/S1 | Mesh exposure (0.3 cm in the right anterior wall and 1 cm in the middle line of posterior wall) at 14 months, asymptomatic |
| 19 | 1Aa/T4/S1 | Mesh fiber in the anterior wall at 13 months, asymptomatic |
IUGA: International Urogynecological Association; ICS: International Continence Society.