Abstract
Introduction and hypothesis
Synthetic meshes have proven to increase efficacy of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair, but associated complications are not rare. Bladder mesh extrusion is one of the most serious adverse events following POP surgery with mesh. The aim of this video was to describe endoscopic and vaginal approaches for treating a bladder-mesh extrusion.
Methods
A 52-year-old female patient with a history of vaginal POP surgery with mesh was referred for severe pelvic and perineal pain, dyspareunia, and dysuria. She was found to have a bladder calculus on a mesh extrusion. The calculus was removed by endoscopic lithotripsy before vaginal mesh excision was performed.
Conclusions
With the use of synthetic vaginal mesh, the incidence of bladder-mesh extrusion could increase. This didactic video will be helpful to surgeons required to manage such cases using a minimally invasive treatment.
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Alvarez Garzon, H.J., Jacquemet, B., Mottet, N. et al. Endoscopic lithotripsy and vaginal excision of a calcified bladder-mesh extrusion. Int Urogynecol J 27, 1113–1115 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-015-2934-z
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