title: Intra-abdominal giant infected seroma following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair.
abstract: Seroma formation following open or laparoscopic mesh repair of inguinal hernia is common, albeit with no impact on recovery. One of the possible complication from such a seroma is infection. A patient presented with such an infective complication 6 years following a total extra peritoneal (TEP) repair of bilateral inguinal hernia. This report gives an account of its management.
authors.affiliation: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road, Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4QJ, UK. aravindbiju@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aravind
authors.affiliation: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tonbridge Road, Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Kent, TN2 4QJ, UK. alastair.cook@nhs.net.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cook
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D049291:Seroma / Q000209:etiology*