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[Late cutaneous fistula after inguinal hernia repair. A case report]

Luigi Gandolfo¹, Marcello Donati, Santi Palmeri

¹Università degli Studi di Catania, Policlinico Universitario. Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Trapianti d'organo e tecnologie avanzate, Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale I. gandolfoluigi@hotmail.com

Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia

|March 10, 2007

Abstract:

A late inflammatory reaction and the formation of fistula after prostetic implant for primitive hernia of the abdominal wall are recent clinical events. The Authors describe a case of inguinal cutaneous fistula verified after 6 years from the execution of an prostetic hernioplasty with polypropylene. The possible etiology and the therapeutic options are discussed.

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