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Extensive gluteal hematoma following InterStim® implant: a case report

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Major bleeding complications following sacral nerve stimulation (SNS, InterStim®) are exceptionally rare and have not been reported in the literature. We report a case of extensive gluteal hematoma following SNS procedure in a woman with a known history of thrombophilia.

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  1. Section Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Balaji Kalyanaraman

  2. Voiding Dysfunction and Female Urology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0589, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Ayman Mahdy

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Kalyanaraman, B., Mahdy, A. Extensive gluteal hematoma following InterStim® implant: a case report. Int Urogynecol J 23, 1805–1807 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-012-1791-2

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