Hemoperitoneum after inguinal hernia repair, with the exception of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy, is extremely rare. No other case of hemoperitoneum after traditional open inguinal hernia repair has been reported in the English-language literature. A 39-year-old woman had undergone inguinal hernia repair with the Bassini repair technique. Lower abdominal pain and anemia occurred on postoperative d...

Tel: 90 422 341 0660 Fax: 90 422 341 0728-29 Diaphragmatic hernias (DH) are rare congenital defects with different types. Morgagni hernia (MH) is the least frequent one. Although Morgagni hernia is a surgical condition, for its asymptomatic course, diagnosis is usually incidental in a pediatric unit. Morgagni hernia can be associated with other congenital anomalies such as heart defects, omphal...

INTRODUCTION We present a case of acute abdomen, causing increased intra-abdominal pressure, leading to further herniation of an existing paraesophageal hernia, and consequently acute compromised respiratory function. This acute respiratory complication to a paraesophageal hernia has not previously been reported. PRESENTATION OF CASE We present a case of a 75-year-old female who was acutely a...

PURPOSE Hernia repairs are the most common elective abdominal wall procedures performed by general surgeons. The use of a mesh has become the standard for hernia repair surgery. Herein, we discuss a management strategy for chronic mesh infections following open inguinal hernia repair with onlay prosthetic mesh. METHODS In this study, 15 patients with chronic mesh infections following open ing...

AIM The presence of the appendix within a femoral hernia sac is a rare condition known as De Garengeot hernia. We report a case of De Garengeot hernia with concomitant appendicitis and a brief review of the literature on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this uncommon condition. CASE REPORT A 33 year-old woman was admitted to our Surgical Unit with acute-onset pain and swelling in ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology, associated injurers and clinical presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. METHODS This study was a cross-sectional study being conducted in the department of Cardiovascular, thoracic surgery (CVTS) and Pediatric Surgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar, Kashmir, India. All patients of pos...

INTRODUCTION Internal supravesical hernia is one of the rarest types of inguinal hernia. The hernial orifice is surrounded by the transverse vesical fold, median umbilical fold, and medial umbilical fold. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 75-year-old male presented with lower abdominal pain and nausea. Plain abdominal CT showed that the bladder was suppressed by small bowel near the left internal inguin...

BACKGROUND Incisional hernias occur at surgical abdominal incision sites, but the association with caesarean section (CS) has not been examined. AIM To determine whether CS is a risk factor for incisional hernia repair. MATERIALS AND METHODS Population-based cohort study in Australia using linked birth and hospital data for women who gave birth from 2000 to 2011. Survival analysis was used ...

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...