title: [A case report of transurethral resection of eroding urethral mesh after a tension-free vaginal tape procedure].
abstract: A 72-year-old woman presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (incomplete voiding, voiding pain, and gross hematuria) 2 years after a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence. Cystoscopy revealed erosion of the urethra associated with a urethral stone attached to a polypropylene mesh. We performed transurethral resection of the polypropylene mesh and transurethral lithotripsy. After removal of the mesh, she had stress urinary incontinence but her symptoms resolved. Urethral erosion is a rare complication of TVT, and the method of handling the intrusive mesh has not been standardized. Transurethral endoscopic resection of the eroding mesh is a minimally invasive and successful procedure that should be considered for the treatment of this complication resulting from TVT.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Shinsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tasaki
authors.forename: Asuka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashikari
authors.forename: Tomotsune
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyosato
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashimine
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yonou
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ooshiro
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes