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 ...

An 85-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of appetite loss and vomiting. She had no previous history of abdominal surgery, trauma, or intra-abdominal inflammation. Following the diagnosis of a small bowel obstruction due to an incarcerated left inguinal hernia, manual hernia repositioning was attempted, and proceeded smoothly. However, 42 hour after the procedure, she suddenly d...

INTRODUCTION An Amyand's hernia is a rare occurrence of an inguinal hernia, with an estimated prevalence of 1%. The major complications of an Amyand's hernia include necrotizing fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall and secondary intestinal perforation. Though the incidence of this type of hernia is low, the appendix may easily become initially incarcerated, possibly leading to strangulation...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) repair is occasionally used for inguinal hernia repair. Here, we report a case of chronic neuropathic pain after laparoscopic IPOM repair for inguinal hernia, which was treated successfully with laparoscopic selective neurectomy. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 59-year-old man with bilateral inguinal hernia underwent laparoscopic repair. Tran...

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 direct Kugel Patch method is a minimally invasive but nonlaparoscopic preperitoneal method of hernia repair which has various ideal characteristics including all the benefits of laparoscopic hernia repair without the risks of complications. In this retrospective study, we report our experience with this method for adult inguinal hernia repair. Forty-four hernias, including 35 indirect, 7 di...

Background: Current inguinal hernia operations are generally based on anatomical considerations. Failures of such operations are due to lack of consideration of physiological aspects. Many patients with inguinal hernia are cured as a result of current techniques of operation, though factors that are said to prevent hernia formation are not restored. Therefore, the surgical physiology of inguina...

Inguinal hernia and colonic neoplasm are usual diseases. However, colonic neoplasm occurring in an inguinal hernia sac is rare. Pre-operation diagnosis and appropriate surgical intervention in these patients remain a technical challenge for surgeon. Clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for these cases and early management can ensure excellent prognosis. In this article, we report a ca...

Retroperitoneal liposarcoma presenting as an inguinal hernia is a rare entity. We present the first case of Giant recurrent liposarcoma presenting as a recurrent inguinal hernia in a 40-year-old male. Physical examination showed an irreducible lump in the right inguinal region and a scar in the right lumbar and right inguinal region. Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen revealed it to be a ...

The authors examined risk factors for incident inguinal hernia among US adults (5,316 men and 8,136 women) participating in the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1971-1975) who were followed through 1992-1993 for a hospital (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification, code 550) or physician diagnosis of inguinal hernia. Ninety-six perce...