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  • Title: An unusual foreign body in the bladder 7 years after a Stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension.
    Author: Biyani CS, Upsdell SM.
    Journal: Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct; 1998; 9(5):303-4. PubMed ID: 9849764.
    Abstract:
    Delayed migration of the suture and bolster after an endoscopic bladder neck suspension across tissue planes, with subsequent erosion into the bladder, is uncommon. We present a case of late migration of the suture and bolster occurring 7 years after a Stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension. A 56-year-old woman had undergone a Stamey procedure in June 1990. In January 1997 she presented with discomfort in the left iliac fossa and the groin. A midstream sample of urine showed microscopic hematuria. Imaging and endoscopic examinations revealed a calcified lesion on the left lateral wall of the bladder, attached to the Stamey sutures. Cystolitholapaxy was attempted, but during the procedure it became obvious that there was a calcified cuff attached to the suture. This was removed endoscopically, along with its suture. Cystoscopy should be considered early in the evaluation of patients presenting with lower abdominal discomfort or irritative voiding symptoms after retropubic bladder neck suspension.
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