RE: Migration of endotacker into the bladder 7 years after laparoscopic retroperitoneal burch application

To the editor,

I read with interest the recent case reported by Salvarci et al in which the complication of a migrated intravesical endotacker is reported 7 years after a laparoscopic colposuspension (¹).

The authors state that during their investigation of retrospective laparoscopic Burch complications they did not reveal any endotacker migration into the bladder similar to the case described.

In 2014 I published a case of migrated intravesical staples which had occurred following a laparoscopic Burch Colposuspension 10 years earlier (²). Similar to the case described by Salvarci et al, our patient had also complained of recurrent urinary tract infections following a laparoscopic colposuspension. In 2002, Washington reported a case of migrated intravesical staples that had occurred only 4 years following laparoscopic colposuspension (³).

Therefore although migrated intravesical tackers remain rare they have been widely reported and can occur between 4 to 10 years post operatively.

Michael S. Floyd Jr., MCh FRCS (Urol)
Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust,
Town Lane, Kew,
Southport, Merseyside,
PR8 6PN, United Kingdom
E-mail: [e-mail]

• Int Braz J Urol. 2015; 41: 382-7

REFERENCES

• ¹ Salvarci A, Agrali Y. Migration of endotacker into the bladder 7 years after laparoscopic retroperitoneal burch application. Int Braz J Urol. 2015;41: 382-7.
• ² Floyd MS Jr, Hughes D, Kutarski PW. Management of migrated intravesical staples post laparoscopic colposuspension. Urol J. 2014;11:1853.
• ³ Washington JL. Staple erosion into the bladder after mesh and staple laparoscopic colposuspension. A case report. J Reprod Med. 2002;47:325-6.

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  Jul-Aug 2015