Korean J Urol.  2013 Feb;54(2):139-142.

Laparoscopic Repair of Large Bladder Herniation Presenting as an Inguinal Hernia

• Lee JY
• Oh SY
• Chang IH
• Choe JW
• Park SH
• Ryu JH
• Lee DM
• Ryu YW
• Lim SW

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.

Keyword

Hernia; Korea; Laparoscopy; Urinary bladder

MeSH Terms

Cystectomy
Hernia
Hernia, Inguinal
Herniorrhaphy
Korea
Laparoscopy
Urinary Bladder

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