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Mesh plug repair for both inguinal and femoral hernias had a minimal number of postoperative complications reported. Among femoral hernias, the prevascular type represents a variant, because of the peculiar position of the sac strictly adjacent to the vessels. The authors report a case of femoral occlusion following femoro-popliteal by-pass and concomitant homolateral femoral hernia repair by cylindrical polypropylene plug not secured by sutures, which laid directly on the vessels. This complication occurs three months following surgery, the plug being displaced over and tightly adherent to the femoral-graft anastomosis. The apposition of a polypropylene mesh plug directly over the PTFE vascular graft could have stimulated the massive local fibrous reaction found at histology, a reaction not explained by the insertion of the PTFE only. The authors suggest that polypropylene plugs for repair of prevascular type of femoral hernias should be avoided, when concomitant or future arterial grafting procedures are needed.
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Cristaldi, M., Pisacreta, M., Elli, M. et al. Femoro-popliteal by-pass occlusion following mesh-plug for prevascular femoral hernia repair. Hernia 1, 197–199 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01234758
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