Fate of chronically infected onlay mesh in groin wound.
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.
Ismail
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Directorate of General Surgery, Harold Wood Hospital, Barking, Havering, and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust, Romford Essex, UK. wael@ismail.com
Agrawal
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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*
D011126:Polypropylenes