Mesh erosion after laparoscopic posterior rectopexy: A rare complication

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-41

  Mathew, Mittu ^a   Parmar, Amit ^a   Reddy, Prasanna ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic posterior mesh rectopexy; mesh erosion; rectal prolapse

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DRAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON ULCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEVER; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC POSTERIOR MESH RECTOPEXY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MESH EROSION; POLYPROPYLENE SUTURE; PROCTOPEXY; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RECTUM PERFORATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MESH; TISSUE ADHESION;

EID: 84892731377     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: 19983921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.124473     Document Type: Article

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