PURPOSE To create a feasible animal model of hernia that should be reliable to test the different types of mesh and/or surgical technique. METHODS Thirty six male New Zealand albino rabbits were submitted to surgical procedure to provoke a standard hole in the abdominal wall. A metallic frame measuring 3 cm length and 1 cm width was allocated longitudinally on the umbilicus scar and the compr...

The association of acute appendicitis with femoral hernia,strangulated or incarcerated, represents a rare but well documented pathology in the specialized medical literature,also known as Garengeot hernia. The development of an acute appendicitis in the femoral hernia sac becomes a surgical emergency of acute abdomen. The diagnosis is always mistaken for the one of incarcerated or strangled her...

guinal hernia, present for 15 years was seen in the emergency room because the hernia had become much larger in the preceding months. In addition, he had symptoms consistent with an incomplete bowel obstruction. Physical examination revealed a very large irreducible left inguinal hernia that had descended into the scrotum down to the level of the patient’s mid-thigh. It contained bowel, and the...

BACKGROUND AND AIM To present our experience with unexpected findings during hernia surgery, either unusual hernial contents or pathologic entities, like neoplastic masses, masquerading as a hernia. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied retrospectively 856 patients with inguinal hernia who were admitted to our surgical department over a 9-year period. In addition, our study included patients compla...

The presence of a Meckel's diverticulum in the hernial sac is called Littre's hernia. It rare complication diverticulum. We present 56-year-old male patient who complained swelling umbilical region. After clinical examination and imaging studies, we diagnosed with partially reducible underwent exploration was found to have omentum, diverticulum, part ileum within sac. segmental resection bowel,...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a rare and grave condition. It is well known as a cause of still-birth and neonatal death. Of 127 cases reviewed by J. S. Latta' the age was given in 112 cases and of these 88 were either stillborn or died within a few hours of birth. In a series of 57 cases collected by Funck Brentano2 51 cases were either still-born or died within 24 hours of birth. The term...

INTRODUCTION The association of bowel tumor and inguinal hernia is rare. We report according to our research the first case of the migration of a small bowel schwannoma into an inguinal hernia. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 51-year-old Moroccan malen admitted for a non-reducible right inguinal hernia in which surgical exploration showed the presence of a small bowel tumor that had...

The presence of an appendix vermiformis in a femoral hernia sac is called De Garengeot's hernia. It is a very rare clinical condition and requires emergency surgery. However, preoperative diagnosis of De Garengeot's hernia is difficult. Herein, we report a 58-year-old female who presented with sudden-onset painful swelling in the right groin region. Diagnosis was established based on computed t...

INTRODUCTION Pathological pulmonary hernia is a rare clinical entity which can be caused by malignancies. CLINICAL PICTURE A 72-year-old female presented with a painful bulge in the left 4th intercostal space. Chest radiography and computed tomography demonstrated a left pulmonary hernia, pleural effusion and destruction of ribs. TREATMENT The hernia sac was excised and a part of the chest ...

An Amyand's hernia refers to the presence of an appendix within an inguinal hernia sac. This uncommon finding occurs in less than 1% of all right side inguinal hernias; to date, this finding has been reported in only 14 patients with left side inguinal hernias. The preoperative diagnosis of this condition is uncommon. We report the 15th case of a left side Amyand's hernia that was diagnosed pre...