POSTERIOR VAGINAL HERNIA

Posterior Vaginal Wall Cyst Mimicking Rectocele

Vaginal wall cysts occur rarely and can cause a variety of symptoms. A 35 year old woman presented with history of mass bulging from vagina for a year. Pelvic examination revealed a reducible non-tender mass protruding from the vagina and diagnosed as rectocele. Physical examination is important for the detection and characterization of vaginal cysts but may be inadequate for appropriate diagno...

posterior intravaginal slingplasty for vaginal prolapse

objective: urogynecologists are constantly looking for simple, safe and effective ways to cure vaginal apex prolapse. the aim of this study was to evaluate the results of posterior intravaginal slingplasty (pivs). materials and methods : a total of 38 patients with advanced vaginal apical prolapse underwent posterior intravaginal slingplasty in vali-e-asr hospital in tehran. in this clinical tr...

Note on a Peculiar Form of Vaginal Hernia

Chronic pain after Lichtenstein and preperitoneal (posterior) hernia repair.

BACKGROUND Hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures, and some patients suffer from chronic pain after hernia surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate chronic postherniorrhaphy pain in men who underwent Lichtenstein mesh repair or preperitoneal (posterior) repair. METHODS Our study included 94 male inpatients. Two surgeons experienced in both Lichtenstein and pr...

Relationship between posterior pharyngeal pouch and hiatus hernia.

The formation of posterior pharyngeal pouches is generally attributed to dysfunction of the cricopharyngeal sphincter. The reason for this dysfunction and its exact nature have not been established. Observations in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, suggested that an association exists between pharyngeal pouch and hiatus hernia. Barium studies performed in patients with a pharyngeal pouch us...