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Intestinal perforation as a complication of tension-free vaginal tape procedure for urinary incontinence
L Peyrat1, J M Boutin, F Bruyere
1Department of Urology, CHU Tours, France. peyrat@med.univ.tours.fr
European Urology
|July 21, 2001
Abstract
Objectives:
To report and prevent a serious complication of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure.
Case Report:
One day after a TVT procedure, an emergency CT scan showed adhesion of intestinal loops with a pneumoperitoneum. The patient had previously had intra- and retroperitoneal surgery with a sacral cervicopexy and a Burch colposuspension.
Conclusion:
In such a case of previous surgery, a CT scan may be useful before a TVT procedure.