Uncomplicated erosion of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts into the rectum.
Synthetic materials are frequently used in gynecologic surgical procedures to repair pelvic floor hernias and prolapse and to form barriers to adhesion formation. Mesh erosion into the vagina and lower urinary tract are known complications. We report 2 cases of polytetrafluoroethylene mesh erosion into the rectum.
Kenton
Kimberly S
KS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Woods
Michael P
MP
Brubaker
Linda
L
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D010388:Pelvis / Q000601:surgery; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012007:Rectum; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000601:surgery; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene