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Vaginal delivery after tension-free vaginal tape procedure

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To treat genuine stress urinary incontinence, the surgical technique of choice at present is suburethral tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure. Because of its good results and low morbidity, TVT is now offered to younger women still of childbearing age. We describe a patient who delivered vaginally 2 years after undergoing a retropubic TVT procedure. The woman remained continent throughout her pregnancy and at 6 months postpartum, with normal urodynamic parameters.

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  1. Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Rothschild, 33 Boulevard de Picpus, Paris, 75012, France

    Fabien Demaria, Olivier Chanelles, Blandine Boquet, Alexandre Bricou & Jean-Louis Benifla

  2. Rééducation neurologique et, explorations périnéales et électrophysiologiques, Hôpital Rothschild, Paris, France

    Gérard Amarenco

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Demaria, F., Chanelles, O., Boquet, B. et al. Vaginal delivery after tension-free vaginal tape procedure. Int Urogynecol J 18, 1363–1365 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-007-0352-6

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