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Infection of laparoscopically inserted inguinal hernia repair mesh following subsequent emergency open surgery: a report of two cases.

Abstract

We present two cases of laparoscopically inserted mesh for inguinal hernia repair that became infected following emergency open bowel surgery. We believe that there is an increased risk of infection due to the larger size of mesh used in the laparoscopic repair but also due to the patient not volunteering the information because of the minimally invasive nature of the procedure.

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    • Authors

    Panagiotopoulou IG, Richardson C, Gurunathan-Mani S, Lagattolla NR

    Institution

    Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester, UK. yianna@doctors.org.uk

    Source

    Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 94:1 2012 Jan pg e3-4

    MeSH

    Aged, 80 and over
    Diphtheria
    Emergencies
    Emergency Treatment
    Hernia, Inguinal
    Herniorrhaphy
    Humans
    Laparoscopy
    Male
    Middle Aged
    Pseudomonas Infections
    Recurrence
    Reoperation
    Surgical Mesh
    Surgical Wound Infection

    Pub Type(s)

    Case Reports
    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22524902