Large scrotal hernia: A complicated case of mesh migration, ascites, and bowel strangulation

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Nowak D.D. [1 ]
Chin A.C. [1 ]
Singer M.A. [1 ]
Helton W.S. [1 ]
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[1] Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012
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Ascites; Inguinal hernia; Mesh plug; Small bowel obstruction; Surgisis;
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10.1007/s10029-004-0260-3
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A 30-year-old male with 1 1/2-year history of an asymptomatic, large, reducible right indirect scrotal hernia presented to the emergency department complaining of a 2-week history of increasing abdominal distension and daily emesis. He had recently undergone an emergent exploratory laparotomy in which his asymptomatic hernia was repaired with a mesh plug from an intra-abdominal approach. The mesh plug subsequently migrated into the patient's scrotum resulting in a strangulating bowel obstruction. This paper discusses a serious complication that may result from inappropriate use and placement of a mesh plug and our approach to correct the situation utilizing a bioabsorbable mesh prosthesis. © Springer-Verlag 2004.
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