Abstract This is a case presentation of preperitoneal repair bilateral Spigelian hernia and recurrent left inguinal hernia. A 71 year old male patient was admitted in the Emergency department after 3 hour right quadrant acute pain. On his medical record he had an anterior (Lichtenstein) 6 months before. The physical examination revealed bulge on lower quadrant. incarcerated but easily reduced. ...

BACKGROUND Richter's hernia has an early misleading presentation with tendency to strangulation due to common lack of obstructive symptoms which may lead to delay in diagnosis and hence increased mortality. Rarely inguinal Richter's hernia may present with an uncommon complication of spontaneous fistula. The development of spontaneous faecal fistula secondary to incarcerated inguinal hernias is...

In England, there were 4500 cases of femoral hernia for the year 2005-2006, accounting for 3.5% of all herniae [1]. The femoral hernial sac contents may be varied: preperitoneal fat, omentum, small bowel, or colon. In rare instances, the appendix can be found in the hernial sac, a reported incidence of 0.8%. Whether inflamed or not, the finding of vermiform appendix inside a hernia sac is known...

The prevalence of the bladder within hernial sac in inguinal hernias is uncommon, being found 1-4% cases. Normally these patients present with few or no symptoms. We case a 61-year-old male who was checked into our hospital for presenting septic shock due to an urinary infection as well renal failure. An abdominopelvic tomography performed which revealed presence incarcerated hernia more than 5...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to describe the ultrasonographic findings of ovary-containing hernias of the canal of Nuck. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of 22 hernia cases of the canal of Nuck. The following gray scale and color Doppler ultrasonographic features were analyzed: the site and the size of the hernia, the texture of the hernia contents, and the presence or absenc...

Correspondence: Hesamedin Banihashemi, MD. Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences. Bandar Abbas, Iran Tel:+98 76 33333687 Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT Introduction: Dirofilaria...

Introduction: Percutaneous internal ring suturing (PIRS) method is an effective minimally invasive laparoscopic that was preferred for indirect hernia repair in children. Purpose: The aim of this study to report the evaluation surgical results our PIRS series modified with finer needle and suture diagnosis inguinal hernia, communicating hydrocele incarcerated hernia. Methods: This a retrospecti...