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01-10-2003 | Case Report

Necrotizing fasciitis after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) placement

Authors: Dallas W. Johnson, May ElHajj, Erin L. O´Brien-Best, Harold J. Miller, Paul M. Fine

Published in: International Urogynecology Journal | Issue 4/2003

Abstract

A 62-year-old homemaker underwent an uneventful TVT (tension-free vaginal tape) procedure. Eleven days postoperatively she presented to the Emergency Department with agonizing low abdominal pain, elbow pain, fever, and drainage from her suprapubic puncture sites. Her evaluation was consistent with a diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis and she was started on antibiotics and taken to surgery for exploration and debridement, where the diagnosis was confirmed. This is the first report of necrotizing fasciitis following TVT placement.

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Title: Necrotizing fasciitis after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) placement
Authors: Dallas W. Johnson
May ElHajj
Erin L. O´Brien-Best
Harold J. Miller
Paul M. Fine
Publication date: 01-10-2003
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Urogynecology Journal / Issue 4/2003
Print ISSN: 0937-3462
Electronic ISSN: 1433-3023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-003-1064-1

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Necrotizing fasciitis after tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) placement

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