A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation

Involvement of the bladder in inguinal hernias is rare and occurs in less than 5% of the cases. The diagnosis and management of this condition may present a challenge to the surgeon. We present a case of an elderly gentleman who presented with a large left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia causing an obst...

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Main Author: Ayaaz Habib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4658169
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spelling doaj-23d6e4083bf8489b86f649e341f52cd82020-11-25T00:03:02ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/46581694658169A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder HerniationAyaaz Habib0Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen’s Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKInvolvement of the bladder in inguinal hernias is rare and occurs in less than 5% of the cases. The diagnosis and management of this condition may present a challenge to the surgeon. We present a case of an elderly gentleman who presented with a large left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia causing an obstructive uropathy which was surgically repaired. The patient made a quick postoperative recovery with complete resolution of renal function.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4658169
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A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
Case Reports in Surgery
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title A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
title_short A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
title_full A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
title_fullStr A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
title_full_unstemmed A Rare Case of Inguinal Hernia with Complete Bladder Herniation
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2090-6919
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Involvement of the bladder in inguinal hernias is rare and occurs in less than 5% of the cases. The diagnosis and management of this condition may present a challenge to the surgeon. We present a case of an elderly gentleman who presented with a large left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia causing an obstructive uropathy which was surgically repaired. The patient made a quick postoperative recovery with complete resolution of renal function.
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