Sonographic appearance of a bladder calculus secondary to a suture from a bladder neck suspension.
About 2% of all bladder calculi occur in women. Their presence necessitates a careful assessment of the cause. Most bladder calculi secondary to female pelvic surgery result from either obstruction or foreign objects. The presence of nonabsorbable suture material in the bladder is a well-known cause of urinary tract infection and stone formation. We present the sonographic findings in a case of a bladder stone forming around nonabsorbable sutures after a Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation for stress urinary incontinence.
Huang
Wen-Chen
WC
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yang
Jenn-Ming
JM
D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013537:Sutures; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001744:Urinary Bladder Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects