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A serious bleeding complication with injury of the corona mortis with the TVT-Secur procedure

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We report a serious complication following a TVT-Secur procedure due to injury of the corona mortis requiring a surgical intervention for removal of 1 l of clotted blood from the space of Retzius. The corona mortis is an anomaly of the vessel combining the obturator and epigastric arteries passing over the superior pubic ramus, well known to hernia and orthopedic surgeons but probably less well known to gynecological surgeons.

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All authors have received financial support from Gynecare Scandinavia Johnson & Johnson for conducting a randomized controlled trial comparing TVT-Secur with TVT retropubic procedures. This patient is part of this study.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kärnsjukhuset, Skaraborgs Hospital, University of Skövde, 54128, Skövde, Sweden

    Per-Göran Larsson

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund University, 222 85, Lund, Sweden

    Pia Teleman & Jan Persson

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Larsson, PG., Teleman, P. & Persson, J. A serious bleeding complication with injury of the corona mortis with the TVT-Secur procedure. Int Urogynecol J 21, 1175–1177 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-010-1103-7

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