Simple repair of a giant inguinoscrotal hernia

E Coetzee; C Price; A Boutall

doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2010.11.005

Simple repair of a giant inguinoscrotal hernia

Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011;2(3):32-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2010.11.005. Epub 2010 Dec 22.

Authors

E Coetzee¹, C Price, A Boutall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

We present a case of a giant inguinoscrotal hernia that extended almost to the patient's knees. Operative repair was through a standard transverse inguinal incision. No debulking or abdominal enlargement procedure had to be performed. The repair was done with a tension-free, onlay, prosthetic mesh repair.

Keywords: Giant inguinoscrotal hernia.