Urologists should be aware of the nature and symptoms of tape related complications associated with a TVT procedure for prompt diagnosis and appropriate postoperative management.

TVT is a safe and effective procedure for female stress urinary incontinence with an enduring, high success rate. There is a significant rate of intraoperative complications, which do not cause further problems when identified and treated during surgery. One must be alert to the significant rate of postoperative complications that usually require repeat surgery, which is relatively simple and causes practically no long-term morbidity. It also does not influence the continence rate in most cases.

Transobturator tape is safe and effective for stress urinary incontinence. Voiding dysfunction is more prevalent after concomitant vaginal surgery but that surgery does not affect the transobturator tape continence outcome.