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An unusual case of vaginal tape exposure following tension-free vaginal tape

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  1. MRCOG, Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre, Lancashire, UK

    Kanapathippillai Sivanesan

  2. MRCOG, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancashire, UK

    Manika Singh

  3. Department of Radiology Royal Lancaster Infirmary UK, Lancashire, UK

    Melanie Schofield

  4. MRCOG, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Lancaster Infirmary UK, Lancashire, UK

    Rauf Ghani

  5. FRCOG, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Lancaster Infirmary UK, Lancashire, UK

    David Burch

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Sivanesan, K., Singh, M., Schofield, M. et al. An unusual case of vaginal tape exposure following tension-free vaginal tape. Int Urogynecol J 23, 1133–1135 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-011-1644-4

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