ReviewBMC surgery2017
Surgical treatment strategies for giant inguinoscrotal hernia - a case report with review of the literature.
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- Inguinoscrotal hernias containing stomach: risk of emergency presentation.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021Pooled it
- Giant inguinoscrotal hernia with loss of domain complicated by scrotal abscess requiring bowel resection, orchiectomy, and component separation.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic application of intraoperative fascial traction (fasciotensⓇHernia) during loss of domain scrotal hernia repair: A European multicenter case series with technical details and preliminary results.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Botulinum Toxin Type A Use in Giant Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Inguinoscrotal hernia repair: analysis of the national EVEREG registry.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2026Article
- Giant inguinal hernia, a case series.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal management of giant inguinoscrotal hernia with loss of domain.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Management of giant inguinal hernia; report of four cases and review of literature.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Review
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- Giant inguinal hernia with mal-rotation in a resource-limited area: Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Case Report: A Rare Case of an Obstructed Floating Kidney Incarcerated Within a Massive Scrotal Hernia: Management at a Norwegian Hospital by Surgeons With Experience in Africa.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Giant Inguino-Scrotal Hernia With Loss of Domain: Surgical Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2024Article
- Cord structure within an inguinal hernia: could the ureter be involved?BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Amyand's hernia: a case of right inguinoscrotal hernia with appendiceal content.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- A Unique Case of Perforated Appendicitis in a Giant Incarcerated Right-Sided Inguinal Hernia: Challenges and Surgical Management.The American journal of case reports · 2023Article
- An inguinal hernia 'hard to stomach'.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Giant inguinal hernia repair using standard transverse inguinal incision with mesh. A retrospective case control study.BMC surgery · 2023Article
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- Orchiectomy due to delayed severe scrotal hematocele after laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal repair for a giant inguinoscrotal hernia: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2022Article
- Retrospective analysis of open preperitoneal mesh repair of complex inguinal hernias.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn inguinoscrotal hernia is defined as "giant" if descending below the midpoint of the inner thigh of a patient in upright position. In developed countries this is a rare entity. In the literature different surgical techniques have been reported so far to achieve a successful treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 63 year-old man suffering from a giant inguinoscrotal hernia, whom we treated using a combined open transabdominal and inguinal approach following an unsuccessful laparoscopic attempt. Meshes were placed in a premuscular position (Lichtenstein's procedure) and in a preperitoneal position. In addition, a reconstruction of the abdominal wall by modified components separation technique was performed. During the early postoperative period no complications were registered. Intensive care treatment was not necessary. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 8 in an excellent condition. Six months after surgery a scrotal hematocele was diagnosed and operatively removed. After a follow-up of 1.5 years neither hernia recurrence, nor chronic groin pain were recorded. The patient reported to be sexually active. His quality of life improved notably. Additionally, a Medline and PubMed database research was performed to create an overall picture of the existing surgical treatment strategies. Included were patients with diagnosis of primary giant inguinoscrotal hernia according to the given definition. Emergency interventions and cases without details of the surgical approach were excluded.
conclusionsFirstly, this report describes a novel, successful surgical treatment of a giant inguinoscrotal hernia without administering preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum therapy or visceral resection. Secondly, we summarize cases previously reported as a practical guide for possible surgical therapy approaches.
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