Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports ISSN 2347-9507 (Print) Transmural Migration of Mesh after Abdominal Rectopexy Presenting as Large Bowel Obstruction: A Rare Cause

Abstract

Abstract: This case reports the presentation and investigation of a 55-year-old woman presenting with symptoms of large bowel obstruction and found to have synchronous intraluminal migration of a polypropylene mesh from a abdominal rectopexy done 2.5 yrs back. Mesh migration is an infrequent occurrence, and is rarely reported in the literature. Those that are usually involve the urinary bladder. In particular, review of literature shows no reports of cases of mesh migration into the rectum several years after into the rectum presenting as sub acute intestinal obstruction