title: Tension-free vaginal tape bowel perforation.
abstract: A 73-year-old para 3 white female with posthysterectomy pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence underwent pelvic reconstructive surgery and placement of tension-free vaginal tape. On postoperative day 4, she underwent exploratory laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. She was found to have an injury to the small bowel secondary to a through-and-through perforation by tension-free vaginal tape. The entire tape was removed. Partial small bowel resection and primary anastomosis were performed. Her subsequent recovery was uneventful.
authors: Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508, USA. khuffake@yahoo.com
authors: R Keith
authors: RK
authors: Huffaker
authors: Paul M
authors: PM
authors: Yandell
authors: Bobby L
authors: BL
authors: Shull
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects*