1. Hernia Recurrence due to Encasement of Biological Mesh
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Ali Zain Naqvi, Panoraia Paraskeva, and Jacob A Akoh
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Incisional hernia ,Obstructed umbilical hernia ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Umbilical hernia ,surgical procedures, operative ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Hernia recurrence ,Open access publishing ,medicine ,Hernia ,business ,Sinus (anatomy) - Abstract
A 76-year old male was electively admitted for recurrent incisional hernia. He had an obstructed umbilical hernia repaired 12 years ago, which became complicated with a persistent sinus. The infected mesh was removed and the defect repaired with biological mesh (Collamend) 18 months ago
- Published
- 2016
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