A case of laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer in a patient previously treated with a transvaginal mesh procedure for pelvic organ prolapse

Kiyoshi Yoshino; Eiji Kobayashi; Masayuki Endo; Mamoru Kakuda; Aiko Okada; Takuji Tomimatsu; Kenjiro Sawada; Masahiko Takemura; Tadashi Kimura

doi:10.1016/j.gmit.2017.03.003

A case of laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer in a patient previously treated with a transvaginal mesh procedure for pelvic organ prolapse

Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther. 2017 Oct-Dec;6(4):211-213. doi: 10.1016/j.gmit.2017.03.003. Epub 2017 Apr 15.

Authors

Kiyoshi Yoshino¹, Eiji Kobayashi¹, Masayuki Endo^{1

2}, Mamoru Kakuda¹, Aiko Okada¹, Takuji Tomimatsu¹, Kenjiro Sawada¹, Masahiko Takemura², Tadashi Kimura¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

Transvaginal mesh (TVM) surgery is an effective treatment option for women with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Because the TVM procedure preserves the uterus, it is possible for endometrial cancer to occur at a later date. We herein present the first report of such an endometrial cancer, diagnosed well after TVM surgery for POP, and the use of laparoscopic surgery to conduct a simple total hysterectomy to treat it.

Keywords: endometrial cancer; laparoscopic surgery; pelvic organ prolapse; transvaginal mesh.

Publication types

Case Reports