BACKGROUND The complications of untreated inguinal hernias are common surgical emergencies in adult Ghanaian men. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of strangulated inguinal hernia in adult males in Kumasi. METHOD From the hospital records the age and sex of all male adult patients treated for strangulated inguinal hernia were recorded at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH), the Un...

background inguinal hernia is one of the most common male diseases all over the world with an incidence rate of 18-24% throughout life. chronic inguinal pain is one of the complications that prolong return to work time. objectives the main aim of this study was to determine the effect of ilioinguinal neurectomy on postoperative chronic pain (pcp) in patients that underwent open inguinal hernia ...

A 68 year old female presented for elective repair of an abdominal wall hernia. Preoperative CT imaging revealed a right inguinal hernia defect with hernia contents coursing cephalad between the external and internal abdominal oblique muscles. This was consistent with an interstitial inguinal hernia, a rare entity outside of post- traumatic hernias. At operation the hernia contents were reduced...

Inguinal hernia repair has been a common procedure performed by general surgeons. Recently, a newly developed approach has been introduced using the pre-peritoneal laparoscopic repair. The laparoscopic approach allows patients to recover faster, with less pain, however, a disadvantage is the higher cost. We conducted a retrospective study of inguinal hernia repairs performed by one surgeon at t...

Since its first description in 1990,1 laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy has shown a great deal of promise; however, concurrently with its development, open anterior herniorrhaphy has evolved into a tension-free, mesh repair that is easily performed with the patient under local anesthesia and that is also associated with rapid recovery and low recurrence rates [see 5:27 Open Hernia Repair].2,3...

Objective: Mesh infection post laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is an uncommon complication. This increases patient morbidity and overall cost of a relatively low risk procedure. In this article, we sought to highlight the possible relationship between mesh infection and the biological nature of the mesh. Methods: Data of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair was collected retrospectively from...

PURPOSE To report the clinicopathologic and outcome features of superficial high-grade and deep low-grade penile squamous cell carcinomas. METHODS From a retrospectively-collected series of patients with penile cancer we identified 41 cases corresponding to 12 superficial high-grade tumors and 29 deep low-grade tumors. As outcomes we evaluated inguinal lymph node status, presence of tumor rel...

OBJECTIVE To study the long-term recurrence rate and other complications after conventional and laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Reliable long-term follow-up of patients with inguinal hernias treated by laparoscopic repair techniques is lacking. METHODS The authors performed a randomized, multicenter trial in which 487 patients with inguinal hernia were treated b...

The uterus, ovary, and fallopian tube are rarely present in an inguinal hernia. We report on an operation to treat just such a rare condition for a right inguinal hernia. An 87-year-old Japanese woman was admitted with swelling in the right inguinal region and a purulent discharge from the vagina. Vital signs were stable, but the mobile mass was irreducible. Computed tomography of the abdomen i...

The aim of this study was to explore the clinical efficacy of a novel retrograde puncture approach to establish a preperitoneal space for laparoscopic direct inguinal hernia repair with inguinal ring suturing. Forty-two patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair with retrograde puncture for preperitoneal space establishment as well as inguinal ring suturing between August 2013 a...