A Delayed Appearance of the Secondary Bladder Stone 10 Years after Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedure

Bladder calculi occur in female is uncommon and the evaluation of bladder stone in women with any history of previous pelvic surgery demands careful attention. Bladder erosion due to previous anti-incontinence surgery formed the nidus for stone formation, and often presented as recurrent cystitis or refractory urinary incontinence since the early postoperative period. We hereby reported a rarely delayed appearance of the symptomatic iatrogenic bladder stone occurred 10 years after previous tension-free vaginal tape procedure.

Urology. 2018 Jan 03 [Epub ahead of print]

Hao-Wei Chen, Yu-Chen Chen, Yii-Her Chou

Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan., Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: .