Mesh erosion into the bladder: a late complication of incisional hernia repair. A case report and review of the literature.
Late complications of mesh repair are commonly due to mesh migration and erosion into neighbouring visceri. We report the first case of a mesh repair of a lower midline laprotomy incisional hernia complicated by erosion of the mesh into the bladder which presented as haematuria.
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Department of Surgery, Barnet General Hospital, Wellhouse Lane, Barnet EN5 3DJ, London, UK. mrariaz@hotmail.com
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Barsam
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Bunce
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D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder