title: Intestinal perforation as a complication of tension-free vaginal tape procedure for urinary incontinence.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report and prevent a serious complication of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  One day after a TVT procedure, an emergency CT scan showed adhesion of intestinal loops with a pneumoperitoneum. The patient had previously had intra- and retroperitoneal surgery with a sacral cervicopexy and a Burch colposuspension.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In such a case of previous surgery, a CT scan may be useful before a TVT procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, CHU Tours, France. peyrat@med.univ.tours.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peyrat
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boutin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruyere
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haillot
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fakfak
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lanson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014621:Vagina