Total laparoscopic repair of Spigelian hernia with undescended testis

Spigelian hernia is very rare in the paediatric age group. We present the case of an 11-month-old male child who presented with left Spigelian hernia with the left undescended testis in its sac. Hernia repair with orchidopexy was done using total laparoscopic approach. It is the first reported case...

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Published in:Journal of minimal access surgery 2019-07, Vol.15 (3), p.265-267, Article 265
Main Authors: Deshmukh, Shahaji, Kothari, Paras, Gupta, Abhaya, Dikshit, Vishesh, Patil, Prashant, Kekre, Geeta, Deshpande, Aditi, Kulkarni, Apoorva, Hukeri, Aboli
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Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Care and treatment
Case studies
Defects
Hernia
Hernia repair
Hernias
Laparoscopy
Methods
orchidopexy
Pediatric surgery
Pediatrics
Spigelian hernia
Surgery
Undescended testes
undescended testis
Unusual Case
Ventral hernia
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Summary:Spigelian hernia is very rare in the paediatric age group. We present the case of an 11-month-old male child who presented with left Spigelian hernia with the left undescended testis in its sac. Hernia repair with orchidopexy was done using total laparoscopic approach. It is the first reported case of total laparoscopic repair of Spigelian hernia with undescended testis in the paediatric age group.
ISSN:0972-9941
1998-3921
DOI:10.4103/jmas.JMAS_196_18