A Jack or Two in the Box in a Case of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia

Occult herniae are difficult to diagnose clinically and hence require pre-operative imaging. There is a need to inspect all the hernia orifices at the operating table to facilitate their needful repairs. A laparoscopic approach to repair these defects is essential as in this view, all the hernial or...

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Published inIndian journal of surgery Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 217 - 219
Main Authors Chand, Jithin T., Ramachandran, Riju, Nair, C. Gopalakrishnan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Springer India 01.04.2020
Springer
Subjects
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Diseases
Inguinal hernia
Lung diseases, Obstructive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Pediatric Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Relapse
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Spigelian hernia
Recurrence
Recurrent inguinal hernia
Occult hernia
Femoral hernia
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Summary:Occult herniae are difficult to diagnose clinically and hence require pre-operative imaging. There is a need to inspect all the hernia orifices at the operating table to facilitate their needful repairs. A laparoscopic approach to repair these defects is essential as in this view, all the hernial orifices can be visualized. We are presenting a case of bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia, where two occult herniae were discovered on the table, all of which were repaired either by plication alone or Lichtenstein’s tension-free mesh repair.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-019-01948-7