No Correlation Between Presenting Symptoms Prior to Suburethral Sling Removal and Explanted Pathology Findings Suggests No Need for Routine Microscopic Pathology Evaluation
Abstract:Objectives: We compared explanted midurethral sling (MUS) standard clinical pathology report findings with presenting symptoms before synthetic sling removal (SSR).Methods: An institutional review board-approved, prospectively maintained database of women who underwent a single SSR for MUS-related complication(s) was retrospectively reviewed for demographics, time interval between MUS placement and SSR, MUS type, and presenting symptoms before SSR. We compared 2 groups, one with MUS-related symptoms, including… Show more
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