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Abstract
Sacral osteomyelitis is a rare complication after robotic sacrocolpopexy, with previous reports of enteric and skin flora as inciting organisms. We report a patient who presented with severe low back pain and fever 6 weeks after a robotic sacrocolpopexy, who was subsequently diagnosed as having lumbosacral discitis and osteomyelitis with thoracic intervertebral extension. Empiric antibiotic therapy was initially administered. After laparoscopic mesh excision and abdominal wash out, Candida albicans was isolated from the excised mesh. Postoperatively, the patient was treated with a 12-month course of oral fluconazole with significant clinical improvement. To our knowledge, this is the second reported case of fungal osteomyelitis, providing further recommendations for the management of postoperative sacral osteomyelitis using a minimally invasive surgical technique and guidance by a multidisciplinary team.
View details for DOI 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000612
View details for PubMedID 30059439