Abstract

Adhesion formation is a long-term complication of laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery-particularly by the transabdominal preperitoneal technique; but it is not thought to occur after open repair. We describe a gentleman presenting with a recurrent hernia who had previously undergone an open mesh plug repair 4 years earlier. At laparoscopy he was found to have considerable adhesions associated with the plug. These were successfully divided before repair. This case illustrates the possibility of intra-abdominal adhesions developing even after open hernia surgery.

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