A hernia is defined as an area of weakness or complete disruption of the fibromuscular tissues of the body wall. Hernias are among the oldest known afflictions of humankind. The word “hernia” is derived from a Latin term meaning “a rupture”. The earliest reports of abdominal wall hernias date back to 1500 BC. During this early era, abdominal wall hernias were treated with trusses or bandage dre...

Inguinal hernias may contain the small or large bowel. About 10% of inguinal hernias become incarcerated, causing strangulation, bowel obstruction or infarction. Malignant lesions in groin hernias are rare; most intrasaccular neoplasms are colonic, and the most common reported site is the sigmoid colon, usually in a left inguinal hernia. We report a case of an incarcerated inguinal hernia conta...

Sliding inguinal hernias present with various symptoms and these are usually direct inguinal hernias containing various abdominal viscera. Case reports and series have been published with various organs and rare organs being part of the hernia. Urinary bladder is a known content of sliding hernias. This case report emphasizes this aspect in a picturesque manner and the importance of radiologica...

Examination of groin hernias is an important skill for medical students and doctors. This article presents a comprehensive, concise and evidence-based approach to examination of groin hernias which is consistent with The Principles of Clinical Examination [1]. We describe the signs seen with groin hernias and, based on a review of the literature, the precision and accuracy of these signs is dis...

intra-abdominal hernias are rare conditions usually secondary to congenital defects, with pericecal hernias accounting for a minority of them. they can be difficult to diagnose due to non-specific presentations but may lead to strangulation and thus require early management. we herein report a rare case of pericecal hernia with gangrenous appendicitis in an 88 year-old lady presenting with feat...

Purpose: Morgagni hernia (MH) is a rare entity that accounts for less than 6% of all surgically treated diaphragmatic hernias in pediatric age group. They are mostly asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Open surgical repair has been the gold standard in all cases. However, since the introduction of minimal access surgery, different laparoscopic techniques of MH repair have been reported. M...

Lumbar hernias, rarely seen in clinical practice, can be acquired after open or laparoscopic flank surgery. We describe a successful laparoscopic preperitoneal mesh repair of multiple trocar-site hernias after extraperitoneal nephrectomy. All the key steps including creating a peritoneal flap, reducing the hernia contents, and fixation of the mesh are described. A review of the literature on th...

About 1.7% of all abdominal wall hernias are incisional hernias and they have an expected incidence of 2–5% in uncomplicated abdominal operations which rises to 10%–15% in operations complicated by infection. It is estimated that incisional hernias will complicate 9% of all major abdominal operations and 30% of these hernias show thenselves within the rst 30 postoperative months (1, 5). Risk fa...