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Repair of an inguinoscrotal hernia containing the urinary bladder: a case report
Georgios I Panagiotakis1, Konstantinos G Spyridakis, Maria N Chatziioannou
11st Surgical Department, Venizelio General Hospital, Knossos Avenue, M,B, 44 Heraklion, Greece. gpanagiotakis@hotmail.com.
Introduction:
Cases of patients with inguinoscrotal hernia containing the urinary bladder are very rare. These patients usually present with frequent episodes of urinary tract infection, difficulty in walking, pollakisuria and difficulty in initiating micturition because of incarceration of the urinary bladder into the scrotum.
Case Presentation:
We describe the case of an 80-year-old Caucasian man with an incarcerated urinary bladder into the scrotum who underwent surgical repair with mesh.
Conclusions:
Diagnosis of such cases often requires not only clinical examination but also specialized radiological examinations to show the ectopic position of the urinary bladder. Surgical repair in these patients is a real challenge for surgeons.
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