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 4. (A) The infected mesh was embedded inside the suppurative granulomatous tissue and thick necrotic debris, necessitating generous debridement. (B) Deep-seated pus leaked from the septum between lobulated abscesses. (C) Excessive debridement resulted in a huge abscess cavity. (D) The extracted prosthetic mesh.

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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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