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Late complications of mesh repair are commonly due to mesh migration and erosion into neighbouring visceri. We report the first case of a mesh repair of a lower midline laprotomy incisional hernia complicated by erosion of the mesh into the bladder which presented as haematuria.
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A.A. Riaz and M. Ismail contributed equally to this paper
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Riaz, A.A., Ismail, M., Barsam, A. et al. Mesh erosion into the bladder: A late complication of incisional hernia repair. A case report and review of the literature. Hernia 8, 158–159 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-003-0187-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-003-0187-0