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Hernia
Published in: Hernia 2/2009

01-04-2009 | Case Report

Marlex mesh mimicking an adnexal malignancy

Authors: M. A. Rettenmaier, S. Heinemann, H. Truong, J. P. Micha, J. V. Brown III, B. H. Goldstein

Published in: Hernia | Issue 2/2009

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Abstract

Hernia post-operative repair problems are infrequent and easily managed, but plug migration can be a more complicated event. Mesh plug migration is very uncommon and rarely presents as a suspected malignancy. We document a case involving a 79-year-old woman who exhibited a complex right-sided cystic mass that was presumed to be an adnexal malignancy. However, following surgery, the retroperitoneal mass was actually a PerFix mesh plug that migrated from an initial hernia surgery.
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Metadata
Title
Marlex mesh mimicking an adnexal malignancy
Authors
M. A. Rettenmaier
S. Heinemann
H. Truong
J. P. Micha
J. V. Brown III
B. H. Goldstein
Publication date
01-04-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Hernia / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-008-0426-5

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