Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg
September 2011
Background: : Bowel injury is a rare but serious complication associated with tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) sling procedures.
Case: : A 50-year-old woman with a previous history of pelvic surgery underwent TVT for stress urinary incontinence. Surgery and the immediate postoperative period were unremarkable; however, she returned 5 months later with bloody, purulent discharge from a suprapubic exit site.