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Complications of Transvaginal Bladder Neck Closure

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The indication for an adult woman to undergo a transvaginal BNC is an eroded and destroyed bladder neck/urethra secondary to a chronic, indwelling catheter. While the indication for the initial catheter placement may be varied, the chain of events leading to this scenario is usually quite similar. The catheter is usually placed for refractory urinary incontinence or retention, usually of neurogenic etiology but not necessarily.

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  1. Department of Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USC Institute of Urology, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, NOR 7416, Los Angeles, CA, 90033-9178, USA

    David A. Ginsberg MD

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  1. Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Center for Female Pelvic Medicine and Re, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Howard B. Goldman

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Ginsberg, D.A. (2013). Complications of Transvaginal Bladder Neck Closure. In: Goldman, H. (eds) Complications of Female Incontinence and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-924-2_15

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