title: Recurrent urinary tract infection due to hernia mesh erosion into the bladder.
abstract: We present a rare cause of recurrent urinary tract infection and calculus formation: erosion of a mesh after an inguinal repair into the bladder of a 77-year-old male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Aalborg Sygehus, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jørgen Bjerggaard
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Morten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jønler
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods