Late-Onset Mesh Infection Manifesting as Preperitoneal Abscess and Cutaneous Fistula Post-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Case Report

Angel Chao; Hao-Chien Hung

doi:10.12659/AJCR.944843

30 July 2024 : Case report Taiwan

Late-Onset Mesh Infection Manifesting as Preperitoneal Abscess and Cutaneous Fistula Post-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Case Report

Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Angel Chao^1ABDEF, Hao-Chien Hung^2ABDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944843

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e944843

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Figure 3. (A) Following a fish-mouth incision for fistulectomy, the entire fistula tract, located between the prosthetic mesh and the bilateral rectus abdominis muscles, was exposed along the skin incision. (B) The healed surgical scar is on the patient’s hypogastric region, following a fistulectomy to treat the cutaneous fistula. This photo was taken 3 months after surgery.

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Late-Onset Mesh Infection Manifesting as Preperitoneal Abscess and Cutaneous Fistula Post-TEP Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Case Report

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