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Table 1 Reports of mesh-induced esophageal erosion after hiatal hernia repair

From: Late esophageal wall injury after mesh repair for large esophageal hiatal hernia: a case report

Author

Year

Sex

Age

Symptom

Type of mesh

Symptom onset after operation by mesh repair

Place of complication

 

Removal of mesh

Primary operation

2nd operation

Mesh shape

Fixing method

Diagnostic method

Dutta[12]

2007

M

12

Dysphagia

PTFE

9 years

Esophagus

Laparoscopic and endogastric mesh removal

Yes

Nissenfundplication

Laparotomic Mesh repair

A horseshoe

Non-absorbable

Endoscopy Esophagogram

Griffith [13]

2008

F

84

Dysphagia

ePTFE

7 months

Esophagus

Esophageal stent

NO

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy

  

F

66

Dysphagia

ePTFE

12 months

Esophagus

Endoscopic removal

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy

  

M

69

Dysphagia

-

34 months

Esophagus

Laparoscopic mesh removal

Yes

Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy

Tatum [23]

2008

-

62

Epigastric pain, Dysphagia, Regurgitation

PTFE

3 years

EGJ

Total gastrectomy

Yes

Primary crural closure

Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

-

-

Endoscopy

  

-

65

Dysphagia

PTFE

1 months

Esophagus

Surgical mesh removal

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Esophagogram Manometry

Kepenekci[16]

2009

M

48

Dysphagia,Weight loss, in appetence

Polypropylene

12 months

Esophagus

Distal esophagectomy

Yes

Laparoscopic antireflex surgery with mesh

None

Keyhole collar

-

Endoscopy Esophagogram

Hazebroek[17]

2009

F

80

Dysphagia, Regurgitation

PTFE/ePTFE

4 months

EGJ

Laparotomy mesh removal

Yes

Nissenfundplication

Mesh repair

Heart shape

Titanium helical screws.

Endoscopy

Zugel[18]

2009

M

57

Aortal bleeding

Mono phase

7 days

Abdominal aorta

Laparotomy vascular sutures

No

Laparoscopic mesh repair

None

-

Hernia staplers

Unknown

Holmstrom[15]

2011

M

53

Dysphagia, Wight loss

PTFE/ePTFE

24 months

Stomach

Distal esophagectomy

No

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication

Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

-

Titanium staplers.

 

Arroyo [21]

2011

F

71

Dysphagia, Weight loss

ePTFE

2 years

Esophagus

Gastrostomy

No

Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy Esophagogram

De Moor [19]

2012

M

59

Dysphagia,Fever up

Composite mesh

11 days

Esophagus

Laparotomy mesh removal

No

Laparoscopic mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy Esophagogram CT

  

F

58

Epigastric pain, Dysphgea

Composite mesh

16 months

Stomach

Endoscopic removal

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with simple closure

Laparoscopic mesh repair

-

Protack

Endoscopy CT

  

M

61

Dysphagia, Weight loss

-

6 months

Stomach

Balloon dilation

No

Laparoscopic antireflex surgery

None

-

-

Endoscopy

Porziella [20]

2012

F

47

Dysphagia,Wight loss

ePTFE

-

Stomach

Endoscopic removal,surgial debridement

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication

-

Dog shape

-

Endoscopy Esophagogram

Gandara [14]

2014

F

68

Dysphagia,

PTFE/ePTFE

6 months

EGJ

Endoscopic removal

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy Esophagogram

Liang[22]

2015

M

81

Dysphagia, Regurgitation

-

3 months

Esophagus

Laparoscopic mesh removal

-

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Esophagogram CT Manometry

  

F

59

Epigastric pain, Dysphgea

PTFE/ePTFE

6 months

Esophagus

Laparoscopic mesh removal

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

-

-

Endoscopy

Our case

2012

F

71

Dysphagia,Heartburn

PTFE/ePTFE

13 months

Esophagus

Esophagectomy

Yes

Laparoscopic Nissenfundplication with mesh repair

None

Round shape

Non-absorbable

Endoscopy Esophagogram CT

  1. CT computed tomography, M male, F female, PTFP polytetrafluoroethylene, ePTFP expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, EGJ esophagogastric junction, - unknown;