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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 29:2019:8049393.
doi: 10.1155/2019/8049393. eCollection 2019.

Abdominal Abscesses and Destruction of Inguinal Canal with Mesh Dislocation caused by a Perforated Diverticulitis

Christoph Paasch  1 , Franziska Renger  1 , Sergej Baschinskij  2 , Martin W Strik  1
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Abdominal Abscesses and Destruction of Inguinal Canal with Mesh Dislocation caused by a Perforated Diverticulitis

Christoph Paasch et al. Case Rep Surg. .

Abstract

The diverticulitis is a frequent disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It may lead to a variety of severe complications. In some cases, it has to be surgically treated. Herein, we present a rare case of a 66-year-old man, who suffered from a painful, visible "fist sized" mass of the left lower abdomen. A perforated diverticulitis with abdominal, cutaneous abscesses and destruction of the inguinal canal with mesh dislocation was diagnosed and successfully surgically treated.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The picture shows a “fist sized” mass of the left lower abdomen.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computed tomography of the abdomen; the picture highlights an inflamed 4.6 × 9.5 cm sized conglomerate adjacent to the abdominal wall and the left inguinal canal (yellow and white dashed arrow). The prior implanted mesh seemed to be partially dislocated to the abdominal cavity (white star).
Figure 3
Figure 3
The picture shows the opened left inguinal canal with the mesh (white point). On the right side of the image, the mesh has been removed.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The subcutaneous and cutaneous opened abscess cavity is indicated by the white star. This cavity was connected with the left inguinal canal (white triangle).
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