TOT SLING COMPLICATIONS: DIFFICULTY URINATING
Sling complications can also be attributed to the TOT sling. Approximately 1-2% of patients can have can have partial obstruction of the urethra causing difficulty emptying their bladder or complete obstruction resulting in urine retention ie. one’s ability to empty the bladder at all. A simple sling release can often remedy the problem. PLEASE SEE VIDEO BELOW.
NORMAL TOT SLING
UPWARD TENSION – OBSTRUCTING URETHRA
PORTION OF MESH REMOVED TO RELIEVE TENSION