title: Fate of chronically infected onlay mesh in groin wound.
abstract: This case report throws some light on the way in which the body handles an infected onlay mesh following groin hernia repair. It describes the case of a 73-year-old man who developed this rare complication and demonstrates the mechanism by which this complication occurred.
authors.affiliation: Directorate of General Surgery, Harold Wood Hospital, Barking, Havering, and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford Essex, UK. wael@ismail.com
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Zia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000009:adverse effects; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes