title: Neovesical-urethral anastomotic stricture due to external suture migration.
abstract: We report on the endoscopic appearance and subsequent treatment of a neovesical-urethral anastomotic stricture caused by migration of a nonabsorbable suture originally placed for retropubic hemostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Unit of Urology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. mogorovich@hotmail.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mogorovich
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maria
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manassero
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannarini
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Selli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods