title: Infective lumbar discitis following laparascopic sacrocolpopexy.
abstract: METHODS
  A case report of infective lumbar discitis following laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To improve awareness of the possibility of surgical procedures for genital prolapse causing discitis by presenting a case history.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Infective lumbar discitis following laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy is very rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case history of a 63 year old lady who developed infective L5-S1 discitis three weeks following a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Discitis following a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy procedure is a very rare but significant complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthpaedics, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK.
authors.forename: Birender
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toms
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hooper
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: C W F M
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008875:Middle Aged; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014596:Uterine Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents