A rare complication with TVT: vaginal protrusion of the tape.
The authors report a rare postoperative complication of TVT. A 38-year-old woman, suffering from genuine stress incontinence, presented 3 weeks after surgery with a 1 cm protrusion of the TVT across the median vaginal scar. A fastening point on the tape and covering it with the vaginal skin was unsuccessful. Three weeks later, we found a 5 mm protrusion of the tape. At this time we decided to resect the protruding fibers but without interrupting the tape. Regular clinical checks showed good local cicatrization, and 4 weeks later the vaginal epithelium covered the tape completely and the patient no longer suffered from genuine stress incontinence.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*