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2307-8960 (online) |
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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
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| 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 |
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| Funding Agency |
Grant Number |
| Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China |
LQ16H030001 |
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| 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. |
| Publish Date |
2018-10-26 14:57 |
| 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 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v6/i12/564.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v6.i12.564 |
