Late intestinal fistula formation after incisional hernia using intraperitoneal mesh.
Enteric fistulas are a rare but serious complication following the repair of an incisional hernia using a prosthesis. We report the case of a 52-year-old man who developed an enterocolocutaneus fistula after incisional hernia repair with intra-abdominal polyester mesh. This case shows that one may want to avoid placing the parietal prostheses in direct contact with intestinal loops.
Ott
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Département de Chirurgie, Hôpital des Cadolles, Avenue des Cadolles 14, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland. vincent.ott@bluewin.ch
Groebli
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Schneider
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D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011091:Polyesters / Q000009:adverse effects; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011091:Polyesters