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A serious complication following placement of posterior Prolift

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A 32-year-old female with Crohn's disease experienced a rectovaginal fistula and abscess with rectal expulsion of posterior Prolift. She underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, transanal incision and drainage of abscess, transanal excision of mesh, and laparotomy with loop ileostomy. Weeks later, she underwent colectomy, near-total proctectomy, end ileostomy, and fistula repair.

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  1. Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA

    R. Keith Huffaker & Bobby L. Shull

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508, USA

    J. Scott Thomas

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Huffaker, R.K., Shull, B.L. & Thomas, J.S. A serious complication following placement of posterior Prolift. Int Urogynecol J 20, 1383–1385 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-009-0873-2

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