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The Mouse Isolated Perfused Kidney Technique
Published on: November 17, 2016
Inguinal hernia with ureter in patient with single kidney
Ronaldo de Carvalho Neiva1, Carlos Eduardo Garcia Westin1, José Germano Ferraz de Arruda2
1Resident in Urology, Hospital de Base of the Medicine School in Sao Jose do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Inguinal hernias are a common disease in adults, but involvement of extraperitoneal structures is rare. This condition is usually asymptomatic and an incidental finding during the surgical correction of inguinal hernias, often resulting in iatrogenic damage. We present a rare case of left renal agenesis and right inguinal hernia, with the ureter being the only organ protruding as an inguinal hernia, diagnosed in the preoperative period.
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