[Late rejection of Mersylene mesh used for promontory fixation with colonic obstruction]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2000 Nov;29(7):677-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We describe a case of colonic obstruction in a 48-year-old woman, 3. 5 years after surgery for genito-urinary prolapse. The causal agent was the Mersylene mesh used for promontory fixation. Late rejection of this kind of prosthesis has been described previously, but such a digestive complication is exceptional.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Surgical Mesh / adverse effects*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Polyethylene Terephthalates
  • Lavsan