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Arcus tendineus levator ani tear causing pelvic hematoma after tension-free vaginal tape insertion
Lin Wai Chan1, Man Wah Pang, Shing-Kai Yip
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin. danielchan@cuhk.edu.hk
Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
|February 5, 2003
Abstract:
Although vaginal tamponade is usually sufficient for hemostasis, it is not useful if a pelvic hematoma occurs. Here, we report the unusual case of a large pelvic hematoma necessitating laparotomy for hemostasis due to a tear of the arcus tendineus levator ani after insertion of a tension-free vaginal tape.
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