This case report details a clinically rare presentation in which a middle-aged man was diagnosed clinically with a large irreducible inguinoscrotal hernia. However, intraoperatively, a large volume of old blood/clots was seen and aspirated, without a definite hernia being identified. Inguinal hernias remain a clinical diagnosis, and imaging is used only in equivocal cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To evaluate comparative outcomes of laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer with omental patch versus without omental patch.
Methods: A systematic search of multiple electronic data sources was conducted, and all studies comparing laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer (PPU) with and without omental patch were included. Operative time, postoperative complications, re-operation and mortality were the evaluated outcome parameters for the meta-analysis.
Objectives: To evaluate comparative outcomes of spinal anesthesia (SA) and general anesthesia (GA) during laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of inguinal hernia.
Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, CENTRAL, the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry, ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN Register, and bibliographic reference lists.
Objectives: To evaluate comparative outcomes of laparoscopic repair of groin hernia with and without mesh fixation.
Methods: MEDLINE; EMBASE; CINAHL; CENTRAL; the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry; ClinicalTrials.gov; ISRCTN Register, and bibliographic reference lists were systematically checked.