Delayed transection of urethra by mersilene tape.
This report is of a patient with complete urethral transection after undergoing a mersilene sling urethral suspension. This unusual complication eventually presented as anterior urethral pseudodiverticulum containing the mersilene tape with a secondary calculus.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014545:Urinary Calculi / Q000209:etiology; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*