Cecum perforation by plug migration: an unexpected late complication of inguinal hernia mesh repair.
Journal
Journal of surgical case reports
ISSN: 2042-8812
Titre abrégé: J Surg Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101560169
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
20
01
2023
accepted:
20
02
2023
entrez:
17
3
2023
pubmed:
18
3
2023
medline:
18
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Case of a 79-year-old male previously submitted to Rutkow-Robbins inguinal hernia repair. He presented himself at the Emergency Room with an inguinal inflammatory mass and bowel obstruction for 5 days. A strangulated recurrent inguinal hernia was assumed and emergency surgery was performed. Since an inguinal abscess was present, a midline laparotomy was performed. The previous polypropylene plug was found in an intraperitoneal position, fistulizing to the cecum and creating a 2 cm wide perforation, without intraperitoneal collections or bowel compromise. An
Identifiants
pubmed: 36926623
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad137
pii: rjad137
pmc: PMC10014169
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
rjad137Informations de copyright
Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2023.
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