Colonoscopic removal of inguinal hernia mesh: report of a case and literature review

Colonoscopic removal of inguinal hernia mesh: report of a case and literature review

The transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure for laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair is being applied with increasing frequency. This technique has an acceptable recurrence rate (0.4-3.9%), but has varying complication rates (1.3-17.4%).1,2 We report the first case of mesh penetration of t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A 2005-08, Vol.15 (4), p.408-410
Hauptverfasser: Celik, Alper, Kutun, Suat, Kockar, Cem, Mengi, Nurdan, Ulucanlar, Haluk, Cetin, Abdullah
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Colonoscopy
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnosis
Foreign-Body Migration - surgery
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Surgical Mesh
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Zusammenfassung:The transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure for laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair is being applied with increasing frequency. This technique has an acceptable recurrence rate (0.4-3.9%), but has varying complication rates (1.3-17.4%).1,2 We report the first case of mesh penetration of the colon following laparoscopic TAPP repair, treated with colonoscopy.
ISSN:1092-6429
1557-9034
DOI:10.1089/lap.2005.15.408