Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case

Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case

Ureteric sciatic hernias are extremely rare. Here we report a case of a 78-year-old woman presented with colicky left abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a ureteric sciatic hernia, and drip infusion pyelography revealed dilated left ureter with herniation of the ureter into the sciatic fora...

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Main Authors: Yasuo Tsuzaka, Kazuhiro Saisu, Nobuo Tsuru, Yukio Homma, Hiroyuki Ihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/787528
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spelling doaj-ef264ec767514785b07a579d4c41a6932020-11-24T20:44:47ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/787528787528Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a CaseYasuo Tsuzaka0Kazuhiro Saisu1Nobuo Tsuru2Yukio Homma3Hiroyuki Ihara4Department of Urology, Shintoshi Hospital, 703 Nakaizumi Gotten, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0078, JapanDepartment of Urology, Juzen Hospital, 1975 Hiraguchi, Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 434-0041, JapanDepartment of Urology, Shintoshi Hospital, 703 Nakaizumi Gotten, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0078, JapanDepartment of Urology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, JapanDepartment of Urology, Shintoshi Hospital, 703 Nakaizumi Gotten, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0078, JapanUreteric sciatic hernias are extremely rare. Here we report a case of a 78-year-old woman presented with colicky left abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a ureteric sciatic hernia, and drip infusion pyelography revealed dilated left ureter with herniation of the ureter into the sciatic foramen. The hernia was successfully repaired laparoscopically. We have described the diagnosis and management of the patient, followed by a review of the literature on sciatic hernias.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/787528
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author Yasuo Tsuzaka
Kazuhiro Saisu
Nobuo Tsuru
Yukio Homma
Hiroyuki Ihara
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Kazuhiro Saisu
Nobuo Tsuru
Yukio Homma
Hiroyuki Ihara
Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
Case Reports in Urology
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Kazuhiro Saisu
Nobuo Tsuru
Yukio Homma
Hiroyuki Ihara
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title Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
title_short Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
title_full Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
title_fullStr Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
title_full_unstemmed Laparoscopic Repair of a Ureteric Sciatic Hernia: Report of a Case
title_sort laparoscopic repair of a ureteric sciatic hernia: report of a case
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Urology
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publishDate 2014-01-01
description Ureteric sciatic hernias are extremely rare. Here we report a case of a 78-year-old woman presented with colicky left abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a ureteric sciatic hernia, and drip infusion pyelography revealed dilated left ureter with herniation of the ureter into the sciatic foramen. The hernia was successfully repaired laparoscopically. We have described the diagnosis and management of the patient, followed by a review of the literature on sciatic hernias.
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