Urethral complications after tension-free vaginal tape procedures: A surgical management case series

Table 1 Background factors for patients with urethral erosion after tension-free vaginal tape procedure

Case	Age (yr)	Parity	BMI	Menopause	Previous operations	Postoperative medical history	Primary operation
Case 1	46	2	23.0	Hormone IUD (Mirena®)	Appendectomy	No	TVT-O, Gynecare®
Case 2	55	2	40.7	Yes	No	Gastric by-pass	TVT-O, Gynecare®
Case 3	60	3	24.1	Yes	No	Pacemaker	TVT-O, Gynecare®
Case 4	43	2	26.1	No	No	No	TVT-Secure, Gynecare®
Case 5	38	5	36.2	No	Laparoscopic sterilization, Re-sterilization because of ectopic pregnancy	Hysteroscopy, vaginal hysterectomy	TVT-retropubic, Gynecare®
Case 6	48	4	35.3	No	Laparoscopic sterilization	No	MinArcTM, AMS®
Case 7	44	3	29.7	No	Appendectomy	No	TVT-retropubic, Gynecare®
Case 8	40	1	21.3	No	No	Abdominal total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for ovarian mass, re-laparotomy because of ileus	TVT-retropubic, Gynecare®
Case 9	66	2	26.0	Yes	Abdominal hysterectomy, pelvic organ prolapse procedure	Laparoscopic operation of adhesions	TVT-retropubic, Gynecare®

BMI: Body mass index; IUD: Intrauterine device; TVT: Tension-free vaginal tape; TVT-O: Trans-obturator inside-out procedure.