title: Urethral erosion of transobturator male sling.
abstract: The transobturator male sling has been introduced as an alternative to other surgical methods for the treatment of mild to moderate postprostatectomy stress urinary incontinence. We report the first published case of mesh erosion into the urethra observed 5 months after placement. The patient was treated with suprapubic tube urinary diversion, suburethral sling explantation, and buccal mucosal grafting of the urethral defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Guralnick
authors.forename: R Corey
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*