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- Title
Large foreign body reaction to tension-free vaginal tape masquerading as inguinal hernia.
- Authors
Roon, Alexander; Letchworth, Pippa; Stafford, Michael
- Abstract
We report a case of a 73-year-old woman who presented to general surgery with a tender lump in the groin 5 years after insertion of a tension-free vaginal tape. The lesion was thought to be an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Emergency surgical exploration revealed a 7 × 5 × 4 cm soft tissue mass which was adherent to the external inguinal ring, emanating from the end of the tension-free vaginal tape at the level of the symphysis pubis. Resection and histological examination revealed a central track of granulation tissue with a surrounding foreign body inflammatory response. The surgery was complicated by an infected seroma requiring surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy, following which the patient made a full recovery. Large foreign body reaction is a rare but an important complication of tension-free vaginal tapes and may be mistaken for a groin hernia or lymphadenopathy.
- Subjects
FOREIGN bodies; INGUINAL hernia; HERNIA; SURGICAL drainage; SURGICAL complications
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 9, p1193
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-011-1412-5