Chronic encysted giant seroma post-ventral hernia repair masquerading as peritoneal cyst and its laparo-seroscopic management: A case report and literature review

Seroma formation is one the most common occurrence post-ventral hernia repair, with varied presentation from asymptomatic collection to infected collection to chronic collection, which may sometimes present as a diagnostic dilemma and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of giant abdominal swelli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of minimal access surgery 2021-04, Vol.17 (2), p.241-244
Hauptverfasser: Chittawadagi, Bhushan, Senthilnathan, Palanisamy, Palanivelu, Chinnusamy
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Seroma formation is one the most common occurrence post-ventral hernia repair, with varied presentation from asymptomatic collection to infected collection to chronic collection, which may sometimes present as a diagnostic dilemma and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of giant abdominal swelling presenting as an encysted peritoneal cyst, which was ultimately found to be a chronic seroma and was managed successfully with combined laparo-seroscopic approach.
ISSN:0972-9941
1998-3921
DOI:10.4103/jmas.JMAS_117_20