Delayed mesh erosion after rectopexy: A rare surprise diagnosis

oleh: Ashish Kumar Jha, Uday Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Amarendra Kumar, Manish Mandal, Keshav Kumar

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-07-01

Deskripsi

Mesh rectopexy is a frequently performed surgery for the treatment of rectal prolapse. Mesh rectopexy may be complicated by mesh infection, mesh erosion/migration into bowel wall, and extrusion of mesh. Erosion of the mesh into the rectum is very rare. Delayed erosion of mesh into rectosigmoid can present after many years of mesh rectopexy and poses diagnostic dilemma. We report a case of delayed mesh erosion into the rectum diagnosed during sigmoidoscopy.