Hernias containing incarcerated Meckel's diverticulum are rare and often asymptomatic. The proper preoperative diagnosis is difficult to establish. The presence of a Meckel's diverticulum incarcerated in a hernia should be consider in a differential diagnosis of abdominal disease that is not sufficiently apparent. We present a case of a 22 years old male patient with a Meckel's diverticulum inc...

Herniation of the bladder towards inguinal canal is a rare condition. A 76-year-old male patient with long-term left groin swelling was admitted to emergency clinic complaining abdominal pain that started about 5 hours ago. The patient, whose examination normal, had an incarcerated hernia in region. On superficial ultrasonography, intestinal loop herniation and adjacent loculated fluid 60x20 mm...

BACKGROUND The complications of untreated inguinal hernias are common surgical emergencies in adult Ghanaian men. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of strangulated inguinal hernia in adult males in Kumasi. METHOD From the hospital records the age and sex of all male adult patients treated for strangulated inguinal hernia were recorded at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital(KATH), the Un...

Address for Correspondence: Divya Singh, Prime Diagnostic Centre, Radiology, Chandigarh, India E-mail: [email protected] ©Copyright 2017 by Emergency Physicians Association of Turkey Available online at www.jemcr.org Introduction Acute scrotal pain and swelling are common presentations in the emergency room (ER). The etiology of acute scrotum is diverse, namely ischemia (testicular or appen...

conclusions laparoscopic tapp inguinal hernia repair has longer operation time and more cost than the open technique. local wound complications were more prevalent in the open repair. the postoperative pain, the hospital stay, the scrotal-related complications as well as the recurrence rates were the same in the both groups. the laparoscopy can detect and treat other intra-abdominal pathologies...

BACKGROUND Indirect inguinal hernias are usually congenital, forming a sac in the core of the spermatic cord covered by the internal spermatic, cremasteric, and external spermatic fasciae(1-3). Direct inguinal hernias are acquired; the sac lies beside/behind the cord(1-3). A rare third type is a combination of indirect and direct sacs on both sides of inferior epigastric vessels(1-3). We descri...

BACKGROUND Operative reports (ORs) serve as the official documentation of surgical procedures. They are essential for optimal patient care, physician accountability and billing, and direction for clinical research and auditing. Nonstandardized narrative reports are often of poor quality and lacking in detail. We sought to audit the completeness of narrative inguinal hernia ORs. METHODS A stan...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze age, geographical and seasonal variations in medical service utilization by patients with inguinal hernia in Taiwan, and the influence of herniorrhaphy on development of ipsilateral varicocele in male patients. METHODS Between 2001 and 2008, comprehensive data on the characteristics of medical service utilization by patients with inguinal he...

background inguinal hernia is the most prevalent surgical disease in clinical practice. endoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been shown to be slightly superior to open approaches. recent modifications in the minilaparoscopic technique may improve the totally extraperitoneal repair (tep) results. objectives we have performed a prospective study to analyze the feasibility of laparoscopic inguina...

BACKGROUND Emergency physicians can utilize bedside ultrasound to aid in the diagnosis of abdominal wall hernias and in the reduction of incarcerated hernias. OBJECTIVES To review the sonographic appearance and diagnostic criteria of abdominal wall hernias and to describe the potential use of ultrasound as an aid in hernia reduction. CASE REPORT An emergency physician utilized bedside ultra...