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Stone formation on surgical staple in the bladder: a long-term complication of laparoscopic colposuspension
Cetin Yesilli1, Ilker Seckiner, Necmettin Aydin Mungan
1Department of Urology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
|December 22, 2007
Abstract:
We present a case of a bladder stone that developed around a surgical staple after laparoscopic colposuspension. The patient had undergone laparoscopic colposuspension for stress urinary incontinence at another institution 6 years ago. The hernia mesh and a tacker had been used as a surgical stapler. The stone and staple were retrieved endoscopically. To our knowledge, this is the first case of such a complication after laparoscopic colposuspension with a stapling device.