ArticleJournal of the Korean Surgical Society2013
Outcome of the patients with chronic mesh infection following open inguinal hernia repair.
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- Treatment of mesh infection after inguinal hernia repair: 3-year experience with 120 patients.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- What is the outcome of late-onset infected mesh removal after open tension-free inguinal hernioplasty: 3-year follow-up.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Article
- Testicular necrosis and subsequent orchiectomy as a complication of inguinal mesh infection surgery: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Mesh plug erosion into the small intestine after inguinal hernia repair: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- Comparison of complete versus partial mesh removal for the treatment of chronic mesh infection after abdominal wall hernia repair.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2018Article
- LateCase reports in surgery · 2017Article
- Evidence for Replacement of an Infected Synthetic by a Biological Mesh in Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair.Frontiers in surgery · 2015Review
- A case of a colocutaneous fistula: A rare complication of mesh migration into the sigmoid colon after open tension-free hernia repair.International journal of surgery case reports · 2015Article
- Gastric band port site fixation: which method is best?Journal of obesity · 2015Article
- The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Lichtenstein Repair of Primary Inguinal Hernia: A Prospective Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Nigerian journal of surgery : official publication of the Nigerian Surgical Research SocietyArticle
- Deep SSI after mesh-mediated groin hernia repair: management and outcome in an Emergency Surgery Department.Il Giornale di chirurgiaArticle
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Abstract
purposeHernia repairs are the most common elective abdominal wall procedures performed by general surgeons. The use of a mesh has become the standard for hernia repair surgery. Herein, we discuss a management strategy for chronic mesh infections following open inguinal hernia repair with onlay prosthetic mesh.
methodsIn this study, 15 patients with chronic mesh infections following open inguinal hernia repairs were included. The medical records of these patients were retrospectively reviewed and information regarding presentation, type of previous hernia repair, type of mesh, operative findings and bacteriological examination results were obtained. In all cases, the infected mesh was removed completely and the patients were treated with antibiotic regimens and local wound care.
resultsFifteen mesh removals due to chronic infection were performed between January 2000 and March 2012. The mean interval of hernia repair to mesh removal was 49 months. All patients were followed up for a median period of 62 months (range, 16 to 115 months). In all patients, the infections were resolved successfully and none were persistent or recurrent. However, one patient developed recurrent hernia and one developed nerve injury.
conclusionChronic mesh infection following hernia repair mandates removal of the infected mesh, which rarely results in hernia recurrence.
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