Life-threatening urosepsis because of ureteral entrapment within a large inguinal hernia

Alexandros Chamzin; George Galyfos; Konstantinos Saliaris; Maximos Frountzas; Panagiotis Theodorou; Dimitrios Theodorou

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjad589

Life-threatening urosepsis because of ureteral entrapment within a large inguinal hernia

J Surg Case Rep. 2023 Oct 25;2023(10):rjad589. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjad589. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Alexandros Chamzin¹, George Galyfos¹, Konstantinos Saliaris¹, Maximos Frountzas¹, Panagiotis Theodorou¹, Dimitrios Theodorou¹

Affiliation

¹ First Propaedeutic Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hippokration General Hospital, 114 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, Athens 11527, Greece.

Abstract

Ureteral hernias are an uncommon entity that are usually incidentally discovered during inguinal hernia repair. However, when symptomatic, they could cause severe symptoms from the urinary system and even affect renal function. We aim to report a rare case of a 91-year-old male patient with urosepsis because of ureteral entrapment within an inguinal hernia, and further discuss proper management of such cases.

Keywords: inguinal hernia; sepsis; ureteral entrapment.

Publication types

Case Reports