ArticleBMJ case reports2022
Treatment of persistent complex seroma postventral incisional hernia repair by capsulectomy and scarification using argon beam coagulator.
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- Laparoscopic Mesh-Salvage Fenestration for Chronic Symptomatic Seroma after Rives-Stoppa Incisional Hernia Repair: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Triple-Action Seroma Prevention Protocol in Subcutaneous Onlay Endoscopic Repair.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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We present a case of chronic complex seroma following ventral incisional hernia repair with a mesh. The patient was managed initially conservatively by observation followed by multiple percutaneous aspirations and tube drainage. After 6 months of conservative management, the patient remained symptomatic and the surgical scar showed evidence of ulceration, skin necrosis and sinus formation. Therefore, a definitive surgical treatment in the form of capsulectomy and scarification using argon beam coagulator was performed. He remained asymptomatic with no sign of seroma development or hernia recurrence at a 3-year follow-up.
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