Meshoma, a Rare Complication of Abdomen and Hernia Repair-A Case Report

Abstract

Introduction: In this study, we report a case of meshoma with ventral hernia recurrence symptoms after the use of mesh. Case Presentation: A 52-year-old woman who had two ventral hernia surgery presented to our department. In the second surgery, a mesh is used to repair the position. After 6 months of the second surgery, she was refered to us with symptoms of acute cholecystitis. In pathologic examination, sections of mesh with interaction of a foreign body around it, including chronic inflammatory infiltration, bud cells of foreign body together with surrounding hyalinized irregular fibrotic fibers amidst the adipose tissue in the abdominal wall could be observed. Conclusions: Although using mesh is a suitable tool to repair abdominal wall defects, mesh shrinkage and meshoma could be considered as its rare complications while it is possible to regard it as the differential diagnosis in hernia repair with the mesh in the cases of abdominal wall masses.