Glue granuloma following laparoscopic hernia repair.
Minimal inflammation of tissues can occur following skin closure with a foreign material. This foreign body reaction can lead to granuloma formation. We report the case of a middle-aged man who, having undergone laparoscopic surgery and had the port site wounds closed with skin glue, was detected to have a non-healing wound. A crystal mass protruding from the incision site was confirmed histologically as a chronic granulomatous reaction to skin glue. A foreign body granulomatous reaction to skin glue has not been described in the literature.
Specialist Registrar in General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK.
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D018662:Fundoplication / Q000379:methods*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
D014014:Tissue Adhesives
Glue granuloma; hernia repair; laparoscopic surgery