A NEW INGUINAL COLOTOMY BELT AND A MODIFIED HERNIA TRUSS.

A Clay Truss for Inguinal Hernia

Does a truss benefit a patient with inguinal hernia?

identify these disorders, even when subjects do not draw attention to them. Elderly people may not consult their general practitioner about hearing and visual impairments, urinary incontinence, or decline in cognitive function. This may be owing to the insidious onset of these conditions, acceptance of these types of symptoms as "normal" manifestations of the aging process, or embarrassment. Al...

A Method of Performing Inguinal Colotomy, with Cases.

improbable that the abdominal wall could be made strong enough to resist the pressure of the prolapsed intestines, therefore, in them obliteration of the hernial sac and suture of the abdominal wall should be followed by the wearing of a truss. In conclusion I ought, perlhaps, to refer to the operations of radical cure which may be performed after ketotomy. But so much has been written and said...

A rare case report of appendix and cecum in the sac of left inguinal hernia (left Amyand’s hernia)

 This case is a rare aspect of left inguinal hernia. The patient was a 60-years old man with left scrotal mass since childhood. In the operating room, the hernia sac was opened which included cecum and appendix that is called left Amyand`s hernia. The patient underwent herniorrhaphy with Lichtenstein repair. 

Amyand's hernia: a rare inguinal hernia

Inguinal hernia repair is commonplace in general surgery practice and an estimated 700 000 are performed each year in the USA. The presence of the vermiform appendix contained in the hernia sac, or an Amyand's hernia, is exceedingly rare, occurring in 1% of inguinal hernia patients. We report the intra-operative findings of a standard inguinal hernia repair and discuss the management of the fou...