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Published in: Hernia 1/2005

01-03-2005 | Case Report

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

Authors: D. D. Nowak, A. C. Chin, M. A. Singer, W. S. Helton

Published in: Hernia | Issue 1/2005

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Abstract

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.
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Metadata
Title
Large scrotal hernia: A complicated case of mesh migration, ascites, and bowel strangulation
Authors
D. D. Nowak
A. C. Chin
M. A. Singer
W. S. Helton
Publication date
01-03-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Hernia / Issue 1/2005
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-004-0260-3

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