Bladder herniation within the inguinal canal is a relatively uncommon finding. We report an even less-common occurrence of transitional cell carcinoma located within a portion of inguinally herniated bladder. Fewer than 20 reports exist in the literature describing this scenario.

Inguinal hernia is a common disease with intestine or omentum majus herniating into hernia sac. Bladder herniation is a special type of inguinal hernia which often happens in old male with very low incidence. Here we report a rare case of an inguinal bladder hernia, which was diagnosed by 18F-FDG PET-CT during detection of lung carcinoma.

A 61-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with vomiting and progressively worsening abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) was performed. The diagnosis of patient was acute cholecystitis and the patient was referred to general surgery clinic. In addition CT scan showed bilateral ectopic kidneys with urinary bladder herniation (Figures 1 and 2). Both kidneys were fused at the m...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the clinical features and outcome of patients with progressive neurological deficits due to disc herniation who were treated surgically within 24 h. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of consecutive patients who were admitted between 2004 and 2013 via the Emergency Department. Records were screened for presenting symptoms, neurological status at admission, di...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate internal herniation as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. MATERIALS AND METHODS Files of 18 cases, operated due to internal herniation between 2000 and 2006 at Selcuk University, Meram School of Medicine, General Surgery Department, were reviewed retrospectively. Sixteen patients (88.8%) were male (mean age: 58.2 years; range: 42-67) and 2 were female (mean age: 56...

Cauda equina syndrome is a rare but severe neuro-spinal disorder commonly caused due to lumbar disc herniation, which occurs mostly at lower levels of L4-S1. We report case 38-year-old male soldier deployed on foreign mission who presented level 1 military hospital 4 months back with complaints decreased movement bilateral limbs and low pain radiating the right limb for 2 hours. He was referred...

Hong Kong Med J ⎥ Volume 20 Number 4 ⎥ August 2014 ⎥ www.hkmj.org A 77-year-old man with benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) presented to our hospital in October 2011 with a history of right groin swelling for several months. He was otherwise asymptomatic. Physical examination revealed a reducible right inguinal hernia. Ultrasound (USG) examination of the groins showed a fluid-filled lesion withi...

A 70-year-old man with past history of hemicolectomy due to colon cancer underwent a follow-up abdominal/pelvic CT scan. CT revealed a right adrenal metastasis and then he underwent FDG-PET/CT study to search for other possible tumor recurrence. In PET images, other than right adrenal gland, there was an unexpected intense FDG uptake at right inguinal region and at first, it was considered to b...

Abstract Background Clinically significant disc herniations in the thoracic spine are rare accounting for approximately 1% of all herniations. In patients with spinal cord compression, presenting symptoms typically include ambulatory dysfunction, lower extremity weakness, sensory changes, as well bowl, bladder, or sexual dysfunction. Thoracic can also present radiculopathy including midback pai...