Sonographic appearance of a bladder calculus secondary to a suture from a bladder neck suspension

J Ultrasound Med. 2002 Nov;21(11):1303-5. doi: 10.7863/jum.2002.21.11.1303.

Abstract

About 2% of all bladder calculi occur in women. Their presence necessitates a careful assessment of the cause. Most bladder calculi secondary to female pelvic surgery result from either obstruction or foreign objects. The presence of nonabsorbable suture material in the bladder is a well-known cause of urinary tract infection and stone formation. We present the sonographic findings in a case of a bladder stone forming around nonabsorbable sutures after a Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz operation for stress urinary incontinence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Sutures*
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / etiology*
  • Urinary Incontinence, Stress / surgery
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects