Delayed mesh erosion after rectopexy: A rare surprise diagnosis

Ashish Kumar Jha; Uday Kumar; Sanjay Kumar; Amarendra Kumar; Manish Mandal; Keshav Kumar

doi:10.4103/0976-5042.193742

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2016; 07(03): 115-117
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.193742

Case Report

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

Delayed mesh erosion after rectopexy: A rare surprise diagnosis

Authors

Ashish Kumar Jha

Departments of Gastroenterology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Uday Kumar

Departments of Gastroenterology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Sanjay Kumar

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Amarendra Kumar

Departments of Gastroenterology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Manish Mandal

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Keshav Kumar

¹Department of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India

Abstract

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Abstract

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.

Key words

Mesh erosion - mesh rectopexy - rectal prolapse - sigmoidoscopy

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