title: Late erosions of mid-urethral tapes for stress urinary incontinence--need for long-term follow-up?
abstract: Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure has become one of the most common treatments of female urinary stress incontinence. Success rates as high as 81.3% were reported over a follow-up period of 7 years. Erosion of the synthetic mesh is a well-described complication. The mean time for the onset of erosion after sling insertion was 11.2 months. These case reports describe an erosion of a mid-urethral tape after 18 and 28 months, which is uncommon. There is a need for long-term follow-up of patients with TVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Wales, Heath Park, Lakeside Complex, CF14 4XW, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mesens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aich
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bhal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*