Anesthesia

New Anesthesia Research from T.M. Mendonca and Co-Researchers Described

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, April 4th, 2011

2011 APR 4 -- According to recent research from Lisbon, Portugal, "The placement of transobturator sub-urethral synthetic tapes, although with a high success rate of achieving continence, carries the risk of tape erosion to adjacent structures. While vaginal erosion occurs more frequently, urethral erosion has also been reported, usually in the immediate or early postoperative period."

"We present two different cases of urethral erosion with the Obtape(A ®) sling, the first one diagnosed 1 year after surgery and the second one, a very late complication, occurring 4 years after the placement of the sling. Although transvaginal urethrotomy with tape...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2011-04-04)

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