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. 2019 Jun;30(6):1013-1015.
doi: 10.1007/s00192-019-03886-0. Epub 2019 Feb 19.

A laparoscopic technique for excision of retropubic midurethral sling arms eroding into the bladder

Emily Claire Carter  1 , Rufus Cartwright  2 , Elizabeth Goodall  2 , Simon Jackson  2 , Natalia Price  2
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A laparoscopic technique for excision of retropubic midurethral sling arms eroding into the bladder

Emily Claire Carter et al. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Complications; Laparoscopy; Midurethral sling.

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Conflicts of interest

None.

Prior presentation

IUGA Vienna June 2018, podium video presentation

Figures

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Fig. 1
Laparoscopic excision of mesh eroding into the bladder. a a cystotomy is made where the tape breaches the bladder wall, b the tape is completely freed from the bladder using scissors, c the cystotomy is sutured in two layers with polyglactin suture, d a check for water-tight closure is made
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