title: Small bowel perforation due to protruding spiral tackers: a rare complication in laparoscopic incisional hernia repair.
abstract: Laparoscopic repair of ventral incisional hernia is a relatively new procedure. Recent studies have confirmed that this technique is associated with minimal postoperative morbidity, a short hospital stay, and a low recurrence rate. Spiral tackers made of titanium are usually used for the safe and secure fixation of the mesh. We report the case of a small bowel perforation due to protruding spiral tackers that occurred 17 days after an initially uneventful clinical course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Innenstadt, Klinikum der Universität München, Nussbaumstrasse 20, D-80336, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ladurner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mussack
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000293:injuries*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene