Abdominovaginal fistula complicating a needle urethropexy.
The author reports a case of an abdominovaginal fistula caused by a Dacron buttress needle urethropexy. In one case this occurred 12 years after the original procedure. Inadequate identification and removal of the Dacron buttress 9 and 10 years after the original needle urethropexy may have predisposed to the development of the abdominovaginal fistula.
Pohl
J F
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
D000005:Abdomen; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013537:Sutures; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D014624:Vaginal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*