Complete laparoscopic removal of retropubic midurethral tape (tension-free vaginal tape) from the obturator nerve: a multidisciplinary approach.

Cooke, William R.; Cartwright, Rufus; Fries, C. Anton; Price, Natalia

Traction on the proximal portion of the mesh revealed that it passed through the internal obturator muscle, attached to the obturator nerve posteriorly and ended close to the external iliac vessels (Fig. 3 a, b Following direct dissection from the obturator nerve, the final portion of the mesh was completely removed from the internal obturator muscle and pelvic side wall. c Obturator nerve integrity was confirmed intra-operatively by a plastic surgeon Trans-vaginal tape, Complication, Obturator nerve, Obturator neuralgia, Mesh.

NERVES; URINARY stress incontinence; GROIN pain; PLASTIC surgeons; NERVE endings; CHRONIC pain

International Urogynecology Journal, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 11, p1985

0937-3462

Academic Journal

10.1007/s00192-019-04016-6