Urinary bladder is a known content of sliding inguinal hernias but rarely presents as irreducible direct inguinal hernia. As inguinal hernia repair is commonly undertaken even at peripheral surgical centers. Cystogram a simple radiological investigation (picturesque view) is useful for pre-surgical evaluation as it can prevent iatrogenic bladder injury during inguinal hernia repair. This invest...

Transverse testicular ectopia is rarely associated with incarcerated inguinal hernia. A 14-month-old male complaint of irreducible inguinal hernia due to transverse testicular ectopia is reported. The clinical and operative findings and treatment options are discussed. It is thought that surgeons who frequently repair inguinal hernias should be aware of the appropriate surgical management optio...

Indirect inguinal hernia containing an ovary is a rare condition, especially in adult women who do not have any other genital tract anomalies. In addition, inguinal hernia containing an ovary and endometriosis is exceedingly rare. In the present report, we describe a case of indirect inguinal hernia containing an ovary, fallopian tube, and endometriosis. Laparoscopic repair was performed succes...

INTRODUCTION An inguinal hernia is a common surgical disease in elderly patients, but an association with intra-abdominal malignancies is rare. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 78-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with a right inguinal mass suspected to be an irreducible hernia. A computed tomography scan showed the presence of the cecum in her inguinal canal, with an irregular thick...

The development of Morgagni hernias is related to malformations of the embryologic septum transversum after failure of the sternal and costal fibrotendinous elements of the diaphragm to fuse. The overall incidence of Morgagni hernias among all congenital diaphragmatic defects is 3% to 4%. Inguinal hernias are the most common hernias in males and females (25% and 2%, respectively). An inguinal h...

introduction amyand’s hernia – the presence of appendix within an inguinal hernia sac poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in the acute setting. case presentation we report the case of a female patient on long-term corticosteroid therapy that was found at laparoscopy to have an inflamed appendix incarcerated within a right inguinal hernia. a 62-year-old caucasian female presented with a...

inguinal bladder hernia is a rare clinical condition, with 1–3% of all inguinal hernias involving the bladder. any portion of the bladder may herniate, from a small portion or a diverticulum to most of the bladder. we present a 55-year-old male with an intermittent right scrotal mass of 6 months’ duration. the mass lesion protruded through the right inguinal canal before voiding and reduced aft...

The ilioinguinal nerve was dissected in 196 adult human cadavers. A normal pattern of distribution, consistent with modern textual descriptions, was defined in 60% of inguinal regions. In 35% of the inguinal regions a previously undescribed aberrant course for the cutaneous component of the ilioinguinal nerve was observed in which it is incorporated within the genitofemoral nerve, entered the i...

One of the most frequently performed operative procedures in pediatric age group is inguinal herniotomy. The traditional surgical approach is an exploration of the inguinal canal, dissection of the hernia sac from the spermatic cord and the hernia sac is closed at the level of the internal inguinal ring.1 To evaluate contra lateral defects during open inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic telesc...