Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	40445
Country	China

Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Mesh migration into the sigmoid colon after inguinal hernia repair presenting as a colonic polyp: A case report and review of literature
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Sha Liu, Xin-Xin Zhou, Lin Li, Mo-Sang Yu, Hong Zhang, Wei-Xiang Zhong and Feng Ji
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LQ16H030001
Corresponding Author	Feng Ji, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China. jifeng@zju.edu.cn
Key Words	Colonoscopy; Surgical mesh; Hernia repair; Sigmoid colon; Colonic polyps; Computed tomography; Foreign bodies
Core Tip	Mesh migration and penetration into ab­dominal viscera are rarely reported as a long-term co­mplication after inguinal hernia repair. In this case, a migrating prosthetic mesh penetrated the sigmoid col­on in a 59-year-old male patient after bilateral inguinal hernioplasty. The migrating mesh mimicked a “colonic polyp” under endoscopy, while it was almost absent on radiological imaging and caused no obvious symptoms. This has never been reported in the previous literature, and it enhanced preoperative diagnostic difficulty. Th­erefore, clinical, radiological and endoscopic aspects of the case and, more importantly, the possible factors ac­counting for mesh migration and erosion are analyzed and summarized.
Citation	Liu S, Zhou XX, Li L, Yu MS, Zhang H, Zhong WX, Ji F. Mesh migration into the sigmoid colon after inguinal hernia re­pair presenting as a colonic polyp: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2018; 6(12): 564-569

Received	2018-06-28 01:58
Peer-Review Started	2018-07-02 08:43
To Make the First Decision	2018-07-28 01:59
Return for Revision	2018-07-31 02:15
Revised	2018-08-17 15:22
Second Decision	2018-08-31 07:34
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2018-08-31 21:27
Articles in Press	2018-08-31 21:27
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