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Large thigh abscess after placement of synthetic transobturator sling

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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.

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  1. Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Lerner College of Medicine/CASE University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Howard B. Goldman

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Goldman, H.B. Large thigh abscess after placement of synthetic transobturator sling. Int Urogynecol J 17, 295–296 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-005-1335-0

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