Complications of tension‐free vaginal tape surgery: a multi‐institutional review

To analyse the complications of tension‐free vaginal tape (TVT) surgery, a minimally invasive alternative for treating patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), at six institutions, and to review the management of these complications and their effect on patient outcome.

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