title: [Urethral erosion secondary to the placing of tension-free vaginal tape. A case report].
abstract: Tension free vaginal tape is a minimally invasive surgical procedure for urinary incontinence treatment. Urethral erosion is an uncommon complication which presents in around 0.9% of the cases after the procedure.
  
  
  METHODS
  Female of 68-year-old with an urodynamic diagnosis of type II stress urinary incontinence treated surgically with a tension free vaginal tape in February 2003 without any intraoperative complications. In the post-op she had acute urinary retention for one week, needing a transurethral catheter. Three months after surgery she reported dysuria, hematuria, frequency and urgency; the physical examination was normal with a positive urine culture to Escherichia coli sensitive to Nitrofurantoine. A cystoscopy was performed with the following findings: the tape was found in 25% of the right lower quadrant mid third of the urethra, the tape was cut vaginally without any further complications.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, México, DF. draveroortega@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Verónica María de Jesús
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Ortega Castillo
authors.forename: María del Pilar
authors.initials: Mdel P
authors.lastname: Velázquez Sánchez
authors.forename: Jorge Ralf
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kunhardt Rasch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*