Complete mesh migration into the small bowel after incisional hernia repair: a case report and literature review.

Introduction: Mesh migration into the intestine is very rare after incisional hernia repair.

Case Report: We report the case of transmural mesh migration from the abdominal wall into the small bowel presenting as recurrent small bowel obstruction 18 years after repeated surgical repair of an incisional ventral hernia. At surgery, a mesh was found inside the resected ileal loop.