There are few reports of a transverse colon inguinal hernia; furthermore, an inguinal hernia perforating the scrotum is rare. Here we report the case of a 79-year-old man who died after developing an incarcerated colon inguinal hernia that perforated the scrotum and exhibited an air-fluid level. The patient was referred to our hospital in November 2011 with a complaint of inability to move. Phy...

BACKGROUND There has been an increase in day case surgery for children worldwide, but there have been few reports of the practice (most of them being retrospective) by many of the surgical sub-specialties in the sub-region. The aim of this study was to document our experience with day case inguinal hernia surgery in a developing economy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a prospective study of u...

Introduction Cystic endometrial hyperplasia-pyometra complex (CEH) is the most frequent and important endometrial disorder in bitches, the exact pathogenesis of which is still unknown (1). CEH is an abnormal response of the bitch's uterus to ovarian hormones (10) and is considered by many authors to be an exaggerated response of the uterus to chronic progestational stimulation during the luteal...

background: management of lymphedema is a challenging issue in surgery.  a variety of operations have been used, albeit with little success. objective: to investigate the efficacy of testicular patch as a lymphatic conduit. methods: an incision was made on the inguinal area of 10 dogs and all lymph nodes of inguinal area were excised. the tunica albuginea and parenchyma near the hilum of testes...

Background: Management of lymphedema is a challenging issue in surgery.  A variety of operations have been used, albeit with little success. Objective: To investigate the efficacy of testicular patch as a lymphatic conduit. Methods: An incision was made on the inguinal area of 10 dogs and all lymph nodes of inguinal area were excised. The tunica albuginea and parenchyma near the hilum of testes...

INTRODUCTION Occurrence of giant inguinal hernias is not frequent because of growing medical awareness in the community as well as progress in surgical treatment in this field. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of repairs using the Lichtenstein technique in scheduled treatment of giant inguinal hernias. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2006 and 2010 in the Department of Surgery with the Subdepa...

Received: October 1, 2008. Accepted: November 18, 2008. Corresponding author: Mijeung Gwak, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea. Tel: 82-2-3010-3868, Fax: 82-2-470-1363, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright c Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2009 Background: ...

INTRODUCTION Many surgical techniques have been used to repair abdominal wall defects in the inguinal region based on the anatomic characteristics of this region and can be categorised as 'tension' repair or 'tension-free' repair. Tension-free repair is the preferred technique for inguinal hernia repair. Tension-free repair of inguinal hernia can be performed through either the anterior transve...