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Arch Surg. 2009;144(6):590.

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Answer: Seroma

The histological examination revealed that the cystic mass contained reactive connective tissue. Thus, it was a well-organized seroma.

Seroma is a collection of serous fluid in the surgical wound. The size of the collection relates to the amount of dissection done between tissue planes and the amount of empty space in the surgical wound.¹ The exact pathogenesis of seroma remains a matter of debate. It has been postulated to be due to a local inflammatory response to the mechanical injury incurred by tissue dissection, as well as to the introduction of foreign material into the body.² The main risk factors are advanced age, big hernia sac, scrotal hernia, and transection of the sac with the distal part left behind.^{1, 3}

Because it mimics a postoperative recurrence of hernia, seroma has been a concern to hernia patients.⁴ Seroma formation after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is reported with various rates (1.9%-22.9%) in the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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