Biomaterial Database

Dyspareunia from auto suture staples. A report of two cases. 1977

J J Messitt

The use of Auto Suture staples for closure of the vaginal vault after abdominal hysterectomy may result in postoperative dyspareunia and urinary urgency. Two cases are reported in which these complications occurred.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007044	Hysterectomy	Excision of the uterus.	Hysterectomies
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002921	Cicatrix	The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING.	Scars,Cicatrization,Scar,Scarring
D004414	Dyspareunia	Recurrent genital pain occurring during, before, or after SEXUAL INTERCOURSE in either the male or the female.
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D013528	Surgical Staplers	Fastening devices composed of steel-tantalum alloys used to close operative wounds, especially of the skin, which minimizes infection by not introducing a foreign body that would connect external and internal regions of the body. (From Segen, Current Med Talk, 1995)	Stapler, Surgical,Staplers, Surgical,Surgical Stapler
D014549	Urinary Incontinence	Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE.	Incontinence, Urinary
D014621	Vagina	The genital canal in the female, extending from the UTERUS to the VULVA. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Vaginas