Intraluminal Mesh Migration After Ventral Hernia Repair.
Hernia repair is the most commonly performed operation by general surgery. We present a case of intraluminal mesh migration into the transverse colon and distal ileum after ventral hernia repair. An ileo-transverse anastomosis was performed after the mesh was removed and the abdominal wall was reconstructed. This case demonstrates a rare but possible complication after hernia repair with mesh. In these patients, physicians should keep a high index of suspicion for mesh migration when all other causes of GI symptoms have been ruled out.
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield St., Detroit, MI, 48201, USA. cnorton@med.wayne.edu.
Christine
C
Norton
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 540 E. Canfield St., Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Ashley
A
Culver
Department of General Surgery, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Gamal
G
Mostafa
D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery; D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000009:adverse effects*
Hernia repair complication; Intraluminal mesh migration; Ventral hernia repair with mesh