cover image: Removal of a transobturator (TVT) mesh tape or single-incision mini-sling

20.500.12592/rjxc66

Removal of a transobturator (TVT) mesh tape or single-incision mini-sling

14 May 2021

BSUG REMOVAL OF ALL OF THE VAGINAL PORTION OF A TRANS-OBTURATOR MESH SLING OR MINI-SLING The whole of the mesh under the skin of the vagina (about 5–8cm in length) can be taken out through a cut in the vagina. [...] COMPLETE REMOVAL OF A TRANS-OBTURATOR MESH SLING (FROM THE VAGINA AND GROIN) Some women decide to have the mesh removed from the groin area at the same time as vaginal mesh removal, so that all of the mesh sling is removed from the body. [...] It is usually possible to remove the vaginal part of the mesh sling completely but the part of the sling (trans-obturator mesh sling) that goes into the obturator and groin muscles can be difficult to find. [...] Sometimes mesh in the urethra can be removed without opening the urethra, either by using a laser in the urethra or by cutting the mesh from the inside of the urethra. [...] Removal of the rest of the mesh from the vagina or from the groin can be performed at the same time as removal of mesh from the bladder.
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