Recurrent suprapubic abscess and vaginal fistula after anterior intravaginal slingplasty

• Authors: Funda Gungor , Onay Yalcin
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Anterior intravaginal slingplasty is a widely used procedure for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. After the operation, defective wound healing, infection, and fistula formation may follow. We present an unusual complication of anterior IVS that is recurrent suprapubic abscess and vaginal fistula formation in a 72-year-old woman. Fistulography was obtained and revealed a fistula tract extending from the suprapubic incision through the entire length of the mesh. Removal of the mesh and obliteration of the fistula tract was performed. Although the symptoms were relieved, the patient started to have episodes of stress urinary incontinence three weeks after the procedure.

Keywords

EN

IVS; Intravaginal slingplasty; Incontinence; Sling; Fistula

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 134-137

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2009

online

11 - 2 - 2009

Contributors

author

Funda Gungor

• Dursunbey State Hospital, Balikesir, 10800, Turkey

author

Onay Yalcin

• Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34093, Istanbul, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-008-0040-z