Laparoscopic repair of large bladder herniation presenting as an inguinal hernia

Korean J Urol. 2013 Feb;54(2):139-42. doi: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.2.139. Epub 2013 Feb 18.

Abstract

The bladder is involved in 1% to 3% of all hernia cases. We report a case of a large paraperitoneal bladder hernia (BH) in a 59-year-old man who had a palpable scrotal mass. Several techniques and approaches have been described for managing BHs. We performed a laparoscopic partial cystectomy and herniorrhaphy. This is the first case report on the repair of a large BH by use of a laparoscopic technique in Korea.

Keywords: Hernia; Korea; Laparoscopy; Urinary bladder.