title: Sigmoid perforation, an exceptional late complication of peritoneal prosthesis for treatment of inguinal hernia.
abstract: Two cases of sigmoid perforation and fistula occurred as late complications after insertion of a nonresorbable prosthesis by the open preperitoneal inguinal route. These infrequent complications are favoured by peritoneal defects and use of materials which can cause extensive sclerous reactions. Indications for this type of mesh are increasingly common with the intraperitoneal laparoscopic approach, so that careful peritoneal dissection and closure are required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Paineau
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Savigny
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasse
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Visset
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000209:etiology