#10 Portuguese Inguinal Hernia Cohort Study (oral presentation)

Strangulated inguinal hernia: an unusual presentation.

The incidence of hernia is estimated to be 3 percent. 1 Hernia repair is one of the most common elective procedures in general surgery today, with an estimated 700,000 inguinal herniorhaphies performed annually in United Stated alone. 2 Groin herniorhaphies both elective and emergency are the most common operations performed by the general surgeon. 3 A bulge in the groin situated above and late...

A rare presentation of inguinal hernia.

Herniation of the urinary bladder into the scrotum is a highly uncommon observation. It constitutes 1–3% of all inguinal hernias 1,2 . Such hernias are termed as scrotal cystocele may be asymptomatic or may present with voiding problems such as painful voiding or double stroke voiding, or manipulated voiding, inguinal or scrotal swelling and dysuria. Emptying of a scrotal cystocele with voiding...

Scrotal enterocutaneous fistula: a rare initial presentation of inguinal hernia

We describe the case of a 70-year-old man with a long history of inguinal hernia who finally presented to the emergency department with a scrotal enterocutaneous fistula. This is a rare complication of an incarcerated/obstructed direct inguinal hernia. We performed exploratory laparotomy with resection of the perforated small bowel and end-to-end anastamosis of the ileal segment using the purse...

Spontaneous fecal fistula: a rare presentation of inguinal hernia.

A 25 years old young man presented with the right scrotal and supra-pubic fecal fistulae due to the spontaneous bursting of a congenital inguinal hernia. This hernia remained obstructed and strangulated for about ten days before getting ruptured. Resection and end to end anastomosis of involved ileum was done. The literature search could reveal only five such cases in pediatric age group and th...

Inguinal Bladder Hernia in Female Patient