Abstract

<h3>Study Objective</h3> This video describes the presentation of a patient with chronic pelvic pain following placement of transobturator tape sling, illustrates the mesh removal surgery and techniques, and discusses the mechanisms by which insertion of mesh may cause acute and chronic pain. <h3>Design</h3> N/A. <h3>Setting</h3> Academic teaching hospital. <h3>Patients or Participants</h3> N/A. <h3>Interventions</h3> Mesh placement for incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse may cause debilitating pelvic pain. This video highlights how these patients may presents, surgical technique to remove mesh, and various processes by which mesh induces pain. <h3>Measurements and Main Results</h3> N/A. <h3>Conclusion</h3> Mesh placement may lead to significant chronic pelvic pain through a variety of mechanisms which work independently and jointly, often requiring a multifaceted approach to treatment.

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