Mesh infection after inguinal hernia mesh repair

Open Mesh versus Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia

From the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and the Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (L.N.); the VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Hines, Ill. (A.G.-H., D.R.); the Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago (O.J.); the Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr. (R.F.); the Institute for Health Services R...

Mesh Displacement After Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair With No Fixation

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES About 20% of patients with inguinal hernia present bilateral hernias in the diagnosis. In these cases, laparoscopic procedure is considered gold standard approach. Mesh fixation is considered important step toward avoiding recurrence. However, because of cost and risk of pain, real need for mesh fixation has been debated. For bilateral inguinal hernias, there are few s...

Mesh Erosion into Sigmoid Colon after Inguinal Hernia Repair

tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair; laparoscopic or open?

conclusions laparoscopic tapp inguinal hernia repair has longer operation time and more cost than the open technique. local wound complications were more prevalent in the open repair. the postoperative pain, the hospital stay, the scrotal-related complications as well as the recurrence rates were the same in the both groups. the laparoscopy can detect and treat other intra-abdominal pathologies...

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair and Mesh Infection: Does the Type of Mesh Used Matter?

Objective: Mesh infection post laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is an uncommon complication. This increases patient morbidity and overall cost of a relatively low risk procedure. In this article, we sought to highlight the possible relationship between mesh infection and the biological nature of the mesh. Methods: Data of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was collected retrospectively from...