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A calcified foreign body in the bladder after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

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In this paper, we report an exceedingly rare complication after laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty. A 57-year-old man was submitted to transurethral resection of the prostate followed by laparoscopic “bikini mesh” hernia repair. One year later, he presented with miccional irritative symptoms. Ultrasonography showed a vesical intraluminal foreign body and computerized tomography revealed a calcified foreign body on the anterior bladder wall. On reoperation, it was noted that there occurred mesh transfixation of the bladder. The lateral segments were removed and the patient recovered uneventfully. This is a, thus far, unpublished complication of this technique.

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    R. I. Lopes, A. R. Dias, S. I. Lopes, M. D. Cordeiro, C. M. Barbosa & R. N. Lopes

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    R. I. Lopes, A. R. Dias, S. I. Lopes, M. D. Cordeiro, C. M. Barbosa & R. N. Lopes

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Lopes, R.I., Dias, A.R., Lopes, S.I. et al. A calcified foreign body in the bladder after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Hernia 12, 91–93 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-007-0243-2

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