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Chronic Mesh Infections

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Chronic mesh infection can occur after acute infection or may present with an indolent course. The risk of infection and the associated immune response can vary with each mesh bioprosthesis. Treatment usually requires mesh excision, although mesh salvage has been reported.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, MA, USA

    Andrei Churyla MD & Andrew B. Lederman MD, FACS

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  1. , Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1010 5th Avenue, New York, 10028, New York, USA

    Brian P. Jacob

  2. Advanced Hernia Solutions, Department of General Surgery, Transformative Care Institute, 1890 Lpga Blvd Suite 250, Daytona Beach, 32117, USA

    Bruce Ramshaw

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Churyla, A., Lederman, A.B. (2013). Chronic Mesh Infections. In: Jacob, B., Ramshaw, B. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4824-2_34

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