It was reported that the patient underwent a hernia repair procedure in 2015 and mesh was implanted.The patient experienced severe pain, recurrence of adhesions, obstruction, perforation, lower back pain and some complications due to prior existing copd.During repair, the surgeon stated the mesh strangulated the esophagus, and scrapped off as much of the mesh as possible before declaring it unsafe to continue any longer and said it was inoperable.The surgeon believes that the healthcare professional who did the initial procedure had dug their fingernails into the skin of the patient which had led to an infection of the wound post-surgery.No additional information has been provided.
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