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. 2014 May;8(5-6):E429-32.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.225.

Inguinoscrotal hernias involving urologic organs: A case series

Jeffrey Peter McKay  1 , Michael Organ  1 , Scott Bagnell  1 , Christopher Gallant  2 , Christopher French  3
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Inguinoscrotal hernias involving urologic organs: A case series

Jeffrey Peter McKay et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 May.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of inguinoscrotal hernias involving urologic organs. The first case involved an elderly gentleman with a history of micturition by squeezing his scrotum. He was diagnosed as having a right-sided indirect inguinal hernia involving the right ureter and bladder. Treatment was surgical. The second case involved an achondroplastic male who presented with acute kidney injury. He had bilateral hydronephrosis and ureteric obstruction secondary to an ureteroinguinal herniation bilaterally. The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of inguinoscrotal hernias involving the bladder and ureters are discussed.

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Right-sided inguinovesical inguinoscrotal bladder hernia.
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Preoperative appearance.
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A computed tomography scan demonstrating bilateral ureteric herniations.
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Attempted left retrograde pyelogram demonstrating the tortuous left ureter.
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Attempted antegrade stent placement with patient in the prone position.
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