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Published on: July 27, 2017
Transvaginal sling release with intraoperative ultrasound guidance
Marium S Mukati1, S Abbas Shobeiri
1From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
Introduction:
Visualization of a midurethral sling may be challenging intraoperatively, especially if the sling is deep, well healed, not in the usual location, or made of materials that are not colored.
Case:
We present the case of a 71-year-old woman presenting with a history of incomplete bladder emptying and debilitating voiding dysfunction documented by uroflowmetry and postvoid residual after a tension-free vaginal tape placement. Medications in addition to attempts to dilate her urethra failed to provide her with adequate relief. Intraoperative 3-dimensional ultrasound guidance was used to transect the sling that was otherwise unable to be localized with examination alone.
Conclusions:
Surgical transection of a tension-free vaginal tape can be safely performed under the guidance of ultrasound. At her 12-month follow-up visit, the patient did not have urinary incontinence or voiding dysfunction.
