background: u sing non-absorbable suture in children hernia repair to decrease of recurrence is recommended in the most pediatric surgery centers. the aim of this study was to determine relationship between kind of suture material and rate of hernia recurrence. methods: in this clinical trial 200 children (age 1-5 years) with inguinal hernia who operated in imam-reza hospital (kermanshah –iran ...

The term Amyand hernia refers to presence of appendix within inguinal hernia. The incidence of having a normal appendix within inguinal hernia is about 1%, whereas the finding of appendicitis in the inguinal hernia is only 0.1%.

PURPOSE Hernia repair after recurrence is a challenging procedure, and many approaches have been suggested for it. Total extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair should be considered in recurrent hernia. This study was conducted for the purpose of investigating the clinical usefulness of laparoscopic TEP hernia repair for recurrent inguinal hernia. METHODS Among the 191 patients who underwent TEP ...

Superior lumbar triangle hernia, also known as Grynfeltt-Lesshaft hernia, denotes a subtype of abdominal wall hernia, and more specifically of lumbar hernia, occurring between the 12th rib, the internal oblique muscle, and the quadratus lumborum muscle. We report the case of a 92-year-old female patient in which this form of hernia occurred, complicated by incarceration and acute bowel obstruct...

Internal hernias are rare causes of small bowel obstruction, and one such internal hernia is the paracecal hernia. Paracecal hernia is a rare type of internal hernia and, though congenital in origin, may occur at any age, usually with symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction.We report a case of a small bowel obstruction related to a paracecal hernia in which a preoperative diagnosis was made on...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Conversion to open surgery is an important problem, especially during the learning curve of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. METHODS Here, we discuss conversion to the Stoppa procedure during laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair. Outcomes of patients who underwent conversion to an open approach during laparoscopic TEP inguinal her...

MAYDL’S HERNIA (hernia-in-W) is one of the rare presentations of strangulated inguinal hernias in adults. Its incidence is reported to be between 0.6-1.92 % of all strangulated hernias [1-3]. Two or more loops of bowel lie in the hernia sac but it is the intervening loop, within the abdomen, that is most severely affected, hence the term hernia-in-W. This case report presents one such case of a...

Appendicitis and incarcerated hernia are frequently encountered reasons of emergency surgery for acute abdomen. The treatment in early stages of each condition is generally simple, but when these conditions are combined, the symptoms become slightly complicated, obscuring specific symptoms. Especially the lack of symptoms for appendicitis leads to delayed diagnosis, resulting in high morbidity....

UNLABELLED Umbilical hernia has gained little attention from surgeons in comparison with other types of abdominal wall hernias (inguinal, postoperative); however, the primary suture for umbilical hernia is associated with a recurrence rate of 19-54%. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the umbilical hernia repair and to assess the independent risk factors influencing umbilical h...

We herein report a very rare case of adult right-sided Bochdalek hernia accompanied with hepatic hypoplasia and inguinal hernia. A 29-year-old man was admitted with right-sided pneumothorax. A computed tomography was performed and revealed large right sided Bochdalek hernia with hepatic hypoplasia. Under thoracolaparotomy, the defect was closed with Gore-Tex soft tissue patch. After the operati...