title: Recurrent inguinal hernia due to mesh dissolution: two case reports.
abstract: The recurrence of inguinal or other abdominal hernia due to Prolene polypropylene mesh dissolution has never been reported in the literature. This is a report of two cases of recurrent inguinal hernias after mesh hernioplasty, but, on exploration, no mesh was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Fatima Hospital and Baqai Medical University, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan. surgeon.shamim@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shamim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011126:Polypropylenes