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Intravesical tape erosion following the tension‐free vaginal tape procedure for stress urinary incontinence
Author(s) -
NEGORO HIROMITSU,
KAWAKITA MUTSUSHI,
IMAI YUKIHIRO
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01132.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary incontinence , tension (geology) , urology , composite material , materials science , ultimate tensile strength
We report a case of intravesical tape erosion which occurred 6 months after the tension‐free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure, which was successfully treated by partial tape removal. A 75‐year‐old woman, who had complained of recurrent cystitis after TVT procedure, was referred to Kobe City General Hospital in August 2003. The intravesical tape erosion was revealed by cystoscopy and computed tomography, and the tape was removed with a retropubic approach. The recurrent cystitis has been cured and the stress urinary incontinence has not recurred. The intravesical tape erosion was rare, with only seven reported cases including the present case.