Inguinal hernia repair is performed in more than 600,000 cases every year in the United States. However, the true prevalence may be even higher. Many groin hernias are not diagnosed, e.g., Sportmans' hernia, or are asymptomatic. The etiology of classic inguinal hernia, Sportsman's hernia or traumatic hernia may be different. The hernia repair is performed in agreement with a classification of t...

The incarcerated femoral hernia containing the right uterine tube is very rare to see. The case report is important to accumulate knowledge of very rare cases. The diagnosis of the case was established pre-operatively with abdominal computerized tomography (CT) On CT examination, the mass in the hernia sac was not connected with the intestines and a tubal structure on the right side of the uter...

Diaphragmatic plication is the most accepted treatment for symptomatic diaphragmatic hernia in adults. The fact that this pathology is infrequent and this procedure not been widespread means that this is an exceptional technique in our field. To estimate its use in the literature, we carried out a review in English and Spanish, to which we added our series. We found only six series that contrib...

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BACKGROUND Diaphragmatic hernia after blunt trauma is an uncommon and often undiagnosed condition. OBJECTIVES We aimed to review patients who presented with delayed blunt traumatic hernia of diaphragm. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective study, the medical records of six patients treated for blunt diaphragmatic hernias who were admitted to Kashan Shahid Beheshti hospital between June...

BACKGROUND Numerous classifications for groin and ventral hernias have been proposed over the past five to six decades. The old, simple classification of groin hernia in to direct, inguinal and femoral components is no longer adequate to understand the complex pathophysiology and management of these hernias. The most commonly followed classification for ventral hernias divide them into congenit...

Trabajo recibido: 14th December 2007. Resumen.OBJETIVO: Cada vez resulta más obvio que 5 ó 6 punciones abdominales suponen un grave riesgo de lesión de una víscera, infección, hernia, dolor, además del efecto estético y que eso a estas alturas dista mucho de ser considerado un procedimiento mínimamente invasivo. Porque lo que en el siglo pasado, hace 20 años, eran grandes ventajas, hoy pueden s...

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia (TDH) is an uncommon surgical problem, and diagnosis is often delayed. However, the mortality from bowel necrosis can reach 80%. Therefore, suspicion is needed and surgery is required to prevent complications. A 50-year-old man was transferred due to abdominal pain and vomiting. Chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan showed herniation of the stomach through...

result in colonic perforation during colo− noscopy, they are always associated with pneumothorax and are always fatal [1, 2]. We report a case of colonoscopy−induced tension pneumothorax due to an undiag− nosed diaphragmatic hernia without co− lonic perforation. A 46−year−old man with no history of thoracoabdominal trauma underwent co− lonoscopy for rectal bleeding. Colono− scopic progress thou...

Early diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture after traumas may be difficult, and delayed diagnosis may result in increased morbidity and mortality. This paper describes the case of a 32-year-old man who experienced a traffic accident and had diagnosis of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia nearly four months later. The patient was referred to our emergency room suffering from ileus symptoms. Physical ex...