Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress 2023 EHA Congress 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

A round-up of the ONWARDS phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the novel weekly insulin icodec in people with diabetes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
International Urogynecology Journal
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal 9/2007

01-09-2007 | Case Report

Late erosions of mid-urethral tapes for stress urinary incontinence—need for long-term follow-up?

Authors: T. Mesens, A. Aich, P. S. Bhal

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 9/2007

Login to get access

Abstract

Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure has become one of the most common treatments of female urinary stress incontinence. Success rates as high as 81.3% were reported over a follow-up period of 7 years. Erosion of the synthetic mesh is a well-described complication. The mean time for the onset of erosion after sling insertion was 11.2 months. These case reports describe an erosion of a mid-urethral tape after 18 and 28 months, which is uncommon. There is a need for long-term follow-up of patients with TVT.
Literature
1.
Nilsson CG, Falconer C, Rezapour M (1995) Seven-year follow up of the tension-free vaginal tape procedure for treatment of urinary incontinence. Scand J Urol Nephrol 29:75–82CrossRef
2.
Boublil V, Ciofu C, Traxer O, Sebe P, Haab F (2002) Complications of urethral sling procedures. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 14(5):515–520PubMedCrossRef
3.
Clemens JQ, DeLancey JO, Faerber GJ, Westney OL, Mcguire EJ (2000) Urinary tract erosions after synthetic pubovaginal slings: diagnosis and management strategy. Urology 56:589–594PubMedCrossRef
4.
Bafghi A, Benizri EI, Trastour C, Benizri EJ, Michiels JF, Bongain A (2005) Multifilament polypropylene mesh for urinary incontinence: 10 cases of infections requiring removal of the sling. BJOG 112(3):376–378PubMedCrossRef
5.
Amrute KV, Badlani GH (2006) Female incontinence: a review of biomaterials and minimally invasive techniques. Curr Opin Urol 16(2):54–59PubMedCrossRef
6.
Kobashi KC, Govier FE (2003) Management of vaginal erosion of polypropylene mesh slings. J Urol 169:2242PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Late erosions of mid-urethral tapes for stress urinary incontinence—need for long-term follow-up?
Authors
T. Mesens
A. Aich
P. S. Bhal
Publication date
01-09-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 9/2007
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-007-0301-4

Other articles of this Issue 9/2007

International Urogynecology Journal 9/2007 Go to the issue

Original Article

Prevalence and impact of nocturia in a urogynecologic population

Original Article

Immunohistochemical analysis of collagen types I, III, IV and α-actin in the urethra of sexually intact and ovariectomized beagles

Original Article

The effect of ovariectomy on biomarkers of urogenital ageing in old versus young adult rats

Original Article

A radiological study on the anatomical proximity of the ureters and the cervix

Original Article

Factors associated with anal sphincter laceration in 40,923 primiparous women

Editorial

“First do no harm” and the emerging story of the vaginal reconstructive mesh implant