title: A rare case of acute intestinal obstruction due to bowel entrapment in migrated onlay polypropylene mesh.
abstract: Onlay mesh hernioplasty is the gold standard technique in the management of inguinal hernias. We report a rare case of intraperitoneal mesh migration with bowel entrapment causing acute intestinal obstruction in an elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Pawanindra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lal
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011126:Polypropylenes; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes