Urinary bladder fistula following laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty: a case report

Abstract Background Fistula formation due to mesh erosion into hollow viscera, such as the urinary bladder, is uncommon. To date, there have been no reports of fistula formation into the urinary bladder without evidence of mesh erosion after hernioplasty; herein, we report one such rare case, in whi...

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Main Authors: Ken Hagiwara, Shigeoki Hayashi, Takeki Suzuki, Keio Song, Tadatoshi Takayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01183-6