Vascular injury during tension-free vaginal tape procedure for stress urinary incontinence

Mark D. Walters; Paul K. Tulikangas; Christine LaSala; Tristi W. Muir

doi:10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01560-5

Vascular injury during tension-free vaginal tape procedure for stress urinary incontinence

Mark D. Walters, Paul K. Tulikangas, Christine LaSala, Tristi W. Muir

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BACKGROUND: Tension-free vaginal tape procedure is a popular surgical treatment of genuine stress urinary incontinence. CASES: Two cases of retropubic hematoma after tension-free vaginal tape procedure are reported. One woman with an 8 × 10 cm hematoma localized to the retropubic space required transfusion of two units of packed red blood cells for symptomatic relief. Neither case required reoperation, and both patients' hematomas resolved over 6 months without treatment. Both patients were continent 9-12 months after surgery. CONCLUSION: Although the tension-free vaginal tape procedure is a minimally invasive operation for stress urinary incontinence and appears to be effective, significant vascular complications can result.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	957-959
Number of pages	3
Journal	Obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	98
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01560-5
State	Published - 2001
Externally published	Yes

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