Pathology of ilioinguinal neuropathy produced by mesh entrapment: case report and literature review
J P Miller1, F Acar, V B Kaimaktchiev
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Mail code: CH8N, 3303 SW, Bond Ave, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Jonathan.Miller@uhhospitals.org
Hernia : the Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery
|October 25, 2007
Abstract:
Ilioinguinal neuropathy is a well-described complication of mesh inguinal herniorrhaphy. We report the first human case, to our knowledge, of ilioinguinal nerve mesh entrapment with neuropathological changes that suggest an inflammatory cause for this chronic pain syndrome.