| Literature DB >> 16108747 |
Alper Celik1, Suat Kutun, Cem Kockar, Nurdan Mengi, Haluk Ulucanlar, Abdullah Cetin.
Abstract
The transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) procedure for laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair is being applied with increasing frequency. This technique has an acceptable recurrence rate (0.4-3.9%), but has varying complication rates (1.3-17.4%).1,2 We report the first case of mesh penetration of the colon following laparoscopic TAPP repair, treated with colonoscopy.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16108747 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.408
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A ISSN: 1092-6429 Impact factor: 1.878