Sacral osteomyelitis after robotically assisted laparoscopic sacral colpopexy.

Sandy B Nosseir1, Yong H Kim, Lawrence R Lind

  • 1From the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Great Neck, New York; and New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York, New York.

Summary

Sacral osteomyelitis is a rare complication of synthetic mesh sacral colpopexy. Early suspicion and antibiotic treatment can lead to successful outcomes without mesh removal.