Triple-layer Mesh Plasty for Re-recurrent Ventral Hernia in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report

Transplant Proc. 2019 Mar;51(2):589-592. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.12.020. Epub 2019 Jan 3.

Abstract

Ventral hernias often occur in transplanted patients because of weakness of the abdominal wall, poor muscle mass, and ascitis. In this report we describe the case of a re-recurrent ventral hernia seen emergently in a liver transplant recipient, who was treated using a singular 3-layer approach by placement of an intraperitoneal mesh, stressing technical aspects of the plasty as well as the importance of a sublay technique in the reinforcement of a previous prosthetic plasty.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Recurrence
  • Surgical Mesh*