Obturator hernias are a rare form of abdominal wall hernias. We present a case of a patient with an obturator hernia diagnosed by the classical signs of lower abdominal pain, a positive Howship-Romberg sign (painful internal rotation of the hip) and a computed tomography scan showing a herniated loop of small bowel. During the emergency laparoscopic hernia repair (transabdominal preperitoneal a...

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGPN) is a rare form of chronic pyelonephritis with progressive loss of renal function. Commonly, obstructing urinary calculi are seen. It is difficult to differentiate between XGPN and malignancy in many cases, and the diagnosis is usually only confirmed post-operatively upon histopathological examination of the specimen. Surgical treatment is often the main...

Abstract Incisional hernias in patients with bone defects are a real challenge. There is very little evidence of how to repairing them. Clinical Case 56-year-old patient. He underwent left external hemipelvectomy for osteosarcoma the iliac 2012 and nephrectomy 2013. The patient presents an inguinal right thigh root bulge progressive growth severe pain limited mobility. In past month, he was una...

The medical records of 52 children with biliary atresia treated by portoenterostomy and evaluated for liver transplantation were reviewed to determine the frequency of stoma variceal bleeding and the optimal strategies for prevention and treatment. Eighteen patients had had prior stoma closure, four by preperitoneal closure without takedown from the abdominal wall. Three of the four developed o...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinical significance of body fat distribution in childhood obesity, we investigated the associations of subcutaneous and intraabdominal (preperitoneal and visceral) fat, estimated by ultrasonography, with metabolic risk factors. SUBJECTS Fifty-one obese (age 11.5+/- 2.6 years) and 33 non-obese (age 12.2+/- 2.7 years) children. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. M...

Materials and methods. During the period from 2009 to 2020 in clinic of Department Surgery Proctology Shupyk National Healthcare University Ukraine, surgical treatment 217 patients with IVH was analysed.The choice laparoscopic hernioplasty or open allohernioplasty made taking into account size abdominal wall defect width rectus diastasis. By intraoperatively conducting a study during surgery fo...