an obstructed inguinal hernia is a common surgical emergency, which presents with a variety of contents like the small intestine, omentum, and colon. intestinal knotting is a rare entity encountered in surgical practice; it occurs when one coil of intestine wraps around the other and eventually leads to complications such as intestinal obstruction, ischemia, and gangrene. both conditions are co...

INTRODUCTION Acute inguinal hernias are a common presentation as surgical emergencies, which have been routinely managed with open surgery. In recent years, the laparoscopic approach has been described by several authors but has been controversial amongst surgeons. We describe the laparoscopic approach to incarcerated/strangulated inguinal hernias based on a review of the literature with regard...

Andrology is a branch of medicine that deals with male genitalia. It is prevailing belief that major issues that andrology deals with are male fertility and erectile dysfunction. Both occur in men or young adults. In this perspective, how does this involve the paediatric (urologist) surgeon? He is indeed very important. In children, surgical diseases involving male genitalia are common. They in...

introduction: there are several evidences in favour of  relationship of inguinal hernias and connective-tissue disorders. soldiers are one susceptible group for inguinal hernia. the aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (bjhs) in soldiers and its relationship to inguinal hernias during training periods. methods: this descriptive-analytic cohort s...

Abstract Littre's hernia (LH) is a very rare presentation in patients presenting with hernias. It the presence of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) sac. However, it usually presents obstruction or strangulation. We are reporting here case 42-year-old male patient who presented an irreducible swelling left inguinal region. The diagnosis incarcerated indirect was made preoperatively. Intraoperative find...

inguinal hernias sometimes surprise surgeons with unexpected contents. this article reports a 46-year-old male with a painless inguinal mass. surgical exploration showed three smooth yellowish concretions in the hernia sac. to our knowledge, this is the first report of hernial sac lithiasis.

Introduction. Inguinal hernia is a common disorder with an estimated prevalence of 1.2% of the entire population and it is 12 times more common in males. Objective. To describe a case of appendix with signs of inflammation in the hernia sac, condition that is rare and difficult to diagnose, and to perform literature review, describing the most relevant aspects and the main controversies. Method...

10 Clinically, these patients can present symptoms compatible with intestinal obstruction, port infection or failure to lose weight. 3–8 As the perforations are slow to develop, they normally do not present peritonitis, which allows the chronic inflammatory reaction to isolate them. In our case, it is interesting that the patient had pancreatitis previously, which seems to have been circumstant...