Massive inguinoscrotal bladder hernia

Beware: the inguinoscrotal hernia with urological origins

Cases of herniated bladder diverticulae causing inguinoscrotal hernias are rare, and there are 19 described in the English literature. We describe the case of a 64-year-old Caucasian man with a huge bladder diverticulum that herniated into his scrotum. The original diagnosis was that of inguinoscrotal hernia containing bowel contents. Radiological investigations revealed a urological cause, and...

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASE REPORTS Repair of an inguinoscrotal hernia containing the urinary bladder: a case report

Introduction: Cases of patients with inguinoscrotal hernia containing the urinary bladder are very rare. These patients usually present with frequent episodes of urinary tract infection, difficulty in walking, pollakisuria and difficulty in initiating micturition because of incarceration of the urinary bladder into the scrotum. Case presentation: We describe the case of an 80-year-old Caucasian...

Scrotal Cystocele in a Sliding Left Inguinoscrotal Hernia: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Inguinoscrotal bladder herniation has a reported incidence of 1 to 4%. Although small bladder herniations are noted at the time of inguinal hernia repair, large bladder herniation into the scrotum is rare. These patients have a unique presentation of signs and symptoms. We report a case of a male patient of age 64 years who had a large inguinoscrotal hernia with bladder. He successfully underwe...

Bladder Cancer in an Inguinoscrotal Vesical Hernia

We present the case of a 79-year-old male who, due to hematuria, underwent cystoscopy that showed a lesion in the bladder dome. Transurethral resection was attempted, but access to the tumor by this route was impossible. Given the findings, a body CT scan was performed showing an inguinoscrotal hernia with vesical carcinoma contained. Open surgical treatment of the vesical carcinoma contained w...

Sliding inguinoscrotal hernia insinuating itself into the bladder, with calculi in the bladder and distal ureter