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F Burdan1, E Starosławska, A Mocarska
1St. John's Cancer Centre, Lublin, Poland; Department of Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Poland. fb3@wp.pl.
Abstract:
The inguinal urinary bladder hernia is a rare pathology observed mostly in males. A new case of asymptomatic reducible acquired inguinal hernia was revealed in a 54-year-old male during computed tomography (CT) undertaken for oncological follow-up. The right nephrectomy was previously performed due to clear cell carcinoma. The hernia was not visible on the CT 6 months before and on ultrasound performed after voiding. Slight herniation with a wide invagination of transversalis fascia but with empty bladder was seen on CT 4 months after the initial detection of hernia.
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