Seroma After Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh
They can become as large as the hernia.
Seroma after inguinal hernia repair with mesh. Seroma one of the more common side effects of a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair up to 12. In open inguinal hernia repair a single long incision is made in the groin. This hernia was subsequently repaired in april 2000 by primary fascial closure with a suprafascial onlay of polypropylene mesh. However the formation of a deep seroma has been rarely reported in the literature and the imaging appearance of a seroma posterior to mesh after lvhr has not been previously described.
We report the development of a seroma deep to a mesh prosthesis used for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair lvhr. After the repair patients can develop a temporary fluid collection in the same space where the hernia used to be. After any surgery a ridge develops where the incision is. Seroma after inguinal hernia repair.
Postoperatively she developed an enlarging lower midline incisional hernia. They can develop where surgical incisions were made in the body or where bodily tissue was removed. Many reasons have been attributed to the development of seroma formation after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair including the dissection of preperitoneal space for mesh placement the existence of dead space after hernia sac reduction and the irrigation of prosthetic materials implanted in preperitoneal space. If the hernia is bulging out of the abdominal wall a direct hernia the bulge is pushed back into place.
After inguinal hernia repair should the bulge still be present answered by dr. She developed a small seroma immediately after the operation that over the following 5 months of observation increased in size. Open inguinal hernia surgery. If it develops it occurs about one week after surgery and can last for months.
If the hernia is going down the inguinal canal indirect it is either pushed back or tied off and removed. Mesh placed for a hernia repair may need to be removed either for infection intractable post op pain of an extended period.