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  • Title: Gas gangrene of the abdominal wall due to late-onset enteric fistula after polyester mesh repair of an incisional hernia.
    Author: Moussi A, Daldoul S, Bourguiba B, Othmani D, Zaouche A.
    Journal: Hernia; 2012 Apr; 16(2):215-7. PubMed ID: 20922446.
    Abstract:
    The occurrence of enteric fistulae after wall repair using a prosthetic mesh is a serious but, fortunately, rare complication. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented with gas gangrene of the abdominal wall due to an intra-abdominal abscess caused by intestinal erosion six years after an incisional hernia repair using a polyester mesh. The aim of this case report is to illustrate the seriousness of enteric fistula after parietal repair using a synthetic material.
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