It was reported in a journal article with title: wound infections and mesh infection following inguinal hernia surgery.The objective of this study is to present the outcome of wound infection and mesh infection following the inguinal hernia surgery using a prolene hernia system (phs) ethicon or prolene 3d patch (3dp) (ethicon) and mesh plug (ethicon).The author¿s observed wound infection from 2 to 7 weeks following surgery in 4 cases (0.5% incidence).No mesh removal, infection or hernia recurrence and mesh resection surgeries were performed.Mesh infection was observed in 3 patients after inguinal hernia surgery that was performed at another hospital.Case 1: (b)(6) years old male incidence of infections during week 2 and week 7 following surgery.Case 2: (b)(6) years old male incidence of infections during week 2 and week 7 following surgery.Case 3: (b)(6) years old male incurred after bleeding on the day of surgery which was resolved by applying pressure, but a surgical hematoma formed on the following morning.Part of the wound self-collapsed on day 10 following surgery, so we punctured it.An infection also occurred 2 weeks after the surgery.Case 4: (b)(6) years old male incurred cellulitis along the entire length of the wound occurred in the third week following surgery.Inflammatory microbe (staphylococcus aureus.) , slight fluid retention was observed with elevated fat concentration in the preperitoneal cavity and the inguinal canal subcutaneously under the right inguinal region.All 4 cases recovered in 1 to 6 weeks without having to resect the mesh.None of the cases experienced reoccurrence of infection or hernias.Case 5: (b)(6) years old male underwent a mesh resection surgery 6 months after the onset of infection because the infection onset in the second month following phs for an internal inguinal ring hernia and the fistula persisted even after incision and drainage was performed.Case 6: (b)(6) years old male 2 months after phs repair for right internal inguinal hernia.Formation of chronic fistula , inflammatory microbes (staphylococcus aureus ), abscess was observed in the inguinal canal and preperitoneal cavity.Case 7: (b)(6) years old male initial onset of delayed wound infection 5 years following mesh plug (ethicon) surgery for right external inguinal hernia.Thereafter, fistula formation repeatedly reoccurred.The fistula was closed, but the patient made a visit due to abscess formation.Redness, swelling, and tenderness at the right inguinal region was observed.Mri: light t2-weighted image was performed abscess was suspected due to part of the preperitoneal cavity and subcutaneous area in the right inguinal region exhibited high signals at the sites where the plugs were positioned.Pus excretion from the preperitoneal cavity via the internal inguinal ring following removal of an abscess in the inguinal was observed.There was no onset of infection recurrence, hernia recurrence, or chronic pain in any of the patients 18 months, 18 months, and 24 months after recovery, respectively.
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