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Chronic mesh infection can occur after acute infection or may present with an indolent course. The risk of infection and the associated immune response can vary with each mesh bioprosthesis. Treatment usually requires mesh excision, although mesh salvage has been reported.
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Churyla, A., Lederman, A.B. (2013). Chronic Mesh Infections. In: Jacob, B., Ramshaw, B. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Hernia Repair. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4824-2_34
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