title: TVT or TOT? When to avoid retropubic trocar passage.
abstract: Most surgeons have a preferred method for placing a minimally invasive suburethral sling for treatment of stress urinary incontinence. However, unique clinical circumstances may necessitate altering this approach. We describe two cases for which a retropubic approach to sling placement may be contraindicated.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. anna_mcnanley@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Anna R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McNanley
authors.forename: Gunhilde M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Buchsbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053825:Suburethral Slings; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*