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Ureteroinguinal Hernia

Zachary Morrison  1 , Vijaya L. Nirujogi  1
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Ureteroinguinal Hernia

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Worldwide, there are more than 20 million inguinal hernia repairs performed annually. About 800,000 of these are performed in the United States. These statistics make inguinal hernias one of the most common medical conditions encountered by a general surgeon. The ureter is a retroperitoneal organ, and ureteral involvement with an inguinal hernia is rare. Only about 140 cases of ureteral inguinal hernia were reported through 2009. Involvement of the ureter may be undetected preoperatively, and the general surgeon needs to be keenly aware of a ureteral inguinal hernia because intra-operative iatrogenic damage to the ureter can have serious consequences.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Zachary Morrison declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Vijaya Nirujogi declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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