OBJECTIVE: Bladder injuries are quite rare and complex complications of transobturator tapes in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, with very few published cases.
The authors present a case report and discuss possible injury mechanisms and the role of cystoscopy in this setting.
METHODS: A 51 year-old female with past surgical history of Burch colposuspension underwent an uneventful transobturator tape surgery. After 15 days, she complained of dysuria and frequency. Cystoscopy revealed the tape protruding within the bladder.
RESULTS: Reoperation was performed with the sub-urethral segment of the tape removed by vaginal approach and the vesical one excised endoscopically. Presently, the patient is asymptomatic.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with previous incontinence surgical treatments, cystoscopy at the time of surgery should be considered to exclude and treat eventual injuries, in order to avoid future complications.
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Vila F, Castanheira de Oliveira M, Gomes MJ, Marcelo F. Are you the author?
Urology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital de Santo António, Portugal.
Reference: Arch Esp Urol. 2012 Nov;65(9):834-6.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23154608
Article in English, Spanish.
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