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Case Reports
. 2024 Dec 30;11(3):e2024.00013.
doi: 10.4293/CRSLS.2024.00013. eCollection 2024 Jul-Sep.

Robotic Laparoscopic Assisted Treatment of Inguinal Hernia Containing an Incarcerated Ectopic Pregnancy

Nashali Ferrara  1 , Michael Scutella  1 , Hetal Lad  2 , Tiffany Hsiung  2 , Yasmin Abedin  1 , Arpit Amin  2
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Case Reports

Robotic Laparoscopic Assisted Treatment of Inguinal Hernia Containing an Incarcerated Ectopic Pregnancy

Nashali Ferrara et al. CRSLS. .

Abstract

Introduction: It is rare for adult female patients to present with incarcerated inguinal hernias containing ovary, fallopian tube, or uterine tissue. Potential surgical treatment options for incarcerated inguinal hernias containing ovary, fallopian tube or uterine tissue include open inguinal hernia repair (IHR), laparoscopic or robotic IHR.

Case description: Herein, we report a case of an adult female presenting with a unilateral incarcerated inguinal hernia containing ectopic pregnancy. Patient was treated with laparoscopic lysis of adhesions, reduction of incarcerated ectopic pregnancy and unilateral salpingectomy. Patient then underwent robotic assisted transabdominal preperitoneal IHR (rTAPP-IHR).

Discussion: Minimally invasive laparoscopic salpingectomy and rTAPP-IHR can be safely performed in patients presenting with unilateral incarcerated inguinal hernia containing ectopic pregnancy.

Keywords: Ectopic pregnancy; Inguinal hernia repair; Robotic surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest and sources of financial support to disclose.

Figures

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Figure 1.
(A) Left indirect inguinal hernia containing incarcerated ischemic left fallopian tube with ectopic pregnancy. (B) Laparoscopic reduction of incarcerated ischemic left fallopian tube with ectopic pregnancy followed by laparoscopic salpingectomy. (C) Robotic laparoscopic assisted transabdominal preperitoneal left IHR with mesh covering indirect hernia defect.
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