Stitch in urinary bladder: A catastrophe of mesh hernioplasty

Stitch in urinary bladder: A catastrophe of mesh hernioplasty

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Inguinal bladder hernia is an uncommon pathology found in less than 4% of all inguinal hernias.Pre-operative diagnosis is made in only 10% of cases and most are identified intra-operatively.The failure to diagnose bladder herniation may result in bladder injury ACIDUX and in rare instances are diagnosed later in post-operative Baby period when the patient presents with peritonitis.

Here we present a case of a 52-year-old male who underwent left mesh hernioplasty and presented to us after 10 days of surgery with features of peritonitis.On exploration, he was found to have a urinary bladder injury.