Abstract
The authors report the case of a perineal cellulitis occurring 10 months after the surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence with a trans-obturator sub-urethral tape, Obtape® (Porgès). This is a very rare complication related to a prolonged intra-vaginal tape exposure and infection that occurs after vaginal erosion, possibly due to tape rejection. This complication has been described with Obtape® and with Uratape®. The former lacks a sub-urethral silicone coated section that distinguishes it from Uratape®. We still do not know much about the constituents of these types of sub-urethral tapes specially about their human tolerance, and we should therefore look at them carefully.
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Marques, A.L., Aparício, C. & Negrão, L. Perineal cellulitis as a late complication of trans-obturator sub-urethral tape, Obtape®. Int Urogynecol J 18, 821–822 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-006-0228-1
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