Strangulated giant inguinal scrotal hernia with traction perforation at lesser curve of the stomach

Strangulated diaphragmatic hernia with gangrene and perforation of the stomach.

Incarceration of stomach in a diaphragmatic hernia with or without simultaneous inclusion of bowel usually signals a surgical emergency. Symptoms of pain, vomiting and occasionally bleeding, together with roentgenographic studies should lead to easy recognition and appropriate surgical therapy. Rarely, strangulation occurs early; then the above symptoms may be overshadowed by the rapid onset of...

Case of Strangulated Direct Inguinal Hernia

operated oil successfully under somewhat difficult circumstances. The patient was brought to the dispensary at night, and the only available light were two dim hospital lanterns. The tumor was as large as a child's head. There was fluctuation at its lower part, which for a time obscured the diagnosis, owing it was afterwards found to effused fluid ; the strangulation was 12 hours old; the sympt...

A Strangulated Diaphragmatic Hernia of the Stomach

A Case of Inflamed Strangulated Inguinal Hernia

tum was so strangulated and disorganised that it was not thought advisable to return it. The omentum was adherent in parts to the sac. The omentum was accordingly pulled down, spread out and sutured with silk above the point of strangulation, and 4^ inches in length and 6 inches in breadth divided and removed. The sutured end was carefully washed and returned to the peritoneal cavity. The six i...

Colonic neoplasm in a strangulated inguinal hernia.

Inguinal hernia and colonic neoplasm are usual diseases. However, colonic neoplasm occurring in an inguinal hernia sac is rare. Pre-operation diagnosis and appropriate surgical intervention in these patients remain a technical challenge for surgeon. Clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for these cases and early management can ensure excellent prognosis. In this article, we report a ca...