We report a serious complication following a TVT-Secur procedure due to injury of the corona mortis requiring a surgical intervention for removal of 1 l of clotted blood from the space of Retzius. The corona mortis is an anomaly of the vessel combining the obturator and epigastric arteries passing over the superior pubic ramus, well known to hernia and orthopedic surgeons but probably less well known to gynecological surgeons. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s00192-010-1103-7Authors Per-Göran Larsson, University of Skövde Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kärnsjukhuset, Skaraborgs Hospital 54128 Skövde SwedenPia Teleman, Lund University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital 222 85 Lund SwedenJan Persson, Lund...