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Large thigh abscess after placement of synthetic transobturator sling
1Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner College of Medicine/CASE University, Cleveland, OH, USA. goldmah@ccf.org
Purpose:
To report a unique complication associated with transobturator slings.
Materials And Methods:
The evaluation and treatment of a unique infectious complication of transobturator slings is reviewed.
Results:
A large thigh abscess associated with a transobturator sling was diagnosed and treated.
Conclusion:
New techniques of sling placement may be associated with unique infectious complications. Slings passing through the obturator foramen and thigh can lead to a significant abscess within the adductor muscles of the thigh.
