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SUBMITTER: Ghanim A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5733182 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ghanim Asem A Smood Benjamin B Martinez Joseph J Morris Melanie S MS Porterfield John R JR
Case reports in surgery 20171123
Mesh repair offers advantages like lower postsurgical pain and earlier return to work. Thus, it has become a widely used treatment option. Here, we present the first case report of a mesh migration into a J-pouch in a patient with history of ulcerative colitis who underwent total abdominal colectomy with J-pouch and ileoanal anastomosis and a subsequent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with mesh. ...[more]