A laparoscopic technique for excision of retropubic midurethral sling arms eroding into the bladder

Carter, Emily Claire; Cartwright, Rufus; Goodall, Elizabeth; Jackson, Sonia; Price, Natalia

doi:10.1007/s00192-019-03886-0

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“…There is a lack of evidence on outcomes of the different surgical approaches to an eroded MUS into the urinary system and the most common approaches are open (trans-vaginal or abdominal) and laparoscopic removal [7]. The role of endoscopic management (either with endoscopic scissors or loop) and laser treatment of eroded mesh has been assessed by a recent systematic review [8], reporting excellent success rates (>90%) and minimal morbidity, suggesting that endoscopic techniques could be offered to the patient before an open surgical removal.…”

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Should endoscopic laser excision be offered as the first-line management for patients with eroded mesh? Outcomes of a systematic review of literature

Ripa,

Enikeev,

Talyshinskii

et al. 2023

Current Opinion in Urology

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Purpose of review Mesh erosions following previous synthetic sling/mesh surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have become increasingly common. This systematic review provides evidence for the role of laser excision as a first-line management in patients with eroded mesh. Recent findings Fourteen articles (173 patients) were included for the final review. Among these, 138 patients (79.8%) were submitted to trans-urethral laser excision of eroded urethral/bladder mesh over a median time to presentation of 36.6 months. Over a median follow-up of 23.6 months, 88 (63.7%) reported a complete resolution, 32 (23.2%) reported persistence or recurrence of SUI and 17 (12.3%) presented with recurrent mesh erosion. The success rate after a single endoscopic procedure was 66.5, vs. 93.5% after additional endoscopic procedures, with only 9 (6.6%) requiring open surgical excision. Overall, there were seven (5.1%) postoperative complications including two urethrovaginal fistulas, two UTIs and haematuria each, and one case of urethral diverticulum. Summary Laser excision of eroded mid-urethral slings into either the bladder or urethra is a challenging complication of minimally invasive incontinence surgery. Laser excision was able to achieve a good success rate with single or staged endoscopic procedure with a low risk of complication. It represents a valid first treatment option, although patients should be managed in mesh referral centres in collaboration with uro-gynaecology teams.

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confidence: 99%