[Urethral erosion secondary to the placing of tension-free vaginal tape. A case report].
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.
Ortega Castillo
Verónica María de Jesús
VM
Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, México, DF. draveroortega@yahoo.com
Velázquez Sánchez
María del Pilar
Mdel P
Kunhardt Rasch
Jorge Ralf
JR
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053825:Suburethral Slings / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014521:Urethra / Q000293:injuries*