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Figure 7. Mesh related infection. A 53-year-old man with ventral hernia repair and a polypropylene (PP) mesh inserted 7 years before. The patient was admitted to hospital due to epigastric pain and temperature. (a) Transverse ultrasound at the epigastric level. The PP mesh (long arrow) is surrounded by a purulent collection (*). In this patient apart from antibiotic treatment, puncture and drainage of the collection was performed under ultrasound guidance and an 8 French catheter was left under the PP mesh. (b) CT scan performed several days after drainage. Note the catheter in the abdominal wall. The PP mesh is not visible.
