[A case report of transurethral resection of eroding urethral mesh after a tension-free vaginal tape procedure]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2010 Nov;56(11):655-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (incomplete voiding, voiding pain, and gross hematuria) 2 years after a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence. Cystoscopy revealed erosion of the urethra associated with a urethral stone attached to a polypropylene mesh. We performed transurethral resection of the polypropylene mesh and transurethral lithotripsy. After removal of the mesh, she had stress urinary incontinence but her symptoms resolved. Urethral erosion is a rare complication of TVT, and the method of handling the intrusive mesh has not been standardized. Transurethral endoscopic resection of the eroding mesh is a minimally invasive and successful procedure that should be considered for the treatment of this complication resulting from TVT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Calcinosis / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polypropylenes
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Suburethral Slings*
  • Urethra / pathology*
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / surgery*

Substances

  • Polypropylenes