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01.05.2006 | Case Report
Large thigh abscess after placement of synthetic transobturator sling
Erschienen in: International Urogynecology Journal | Ausgabe 3/2006
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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.