title: Colonoscopic removal of inguinal hernia mesh: report of a case and literature review.
abstract: The transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure for laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair is being applied with increasing frequency. This technique has an acceptable recurrence rate (0.4-3.9%), but has varying complication rates (1.3-17.4%).1,2 We report the first case of mesh penetration of the colon following laparoscopic TAPP repair, treated with colonoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ankara Oncology Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. doktoralper@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Suat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutun
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kockar
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mengi
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ulucanlar
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013526:Surgical Mesh