An inguinal hernia imposter.

S Afr J Surg

Department of General Surgery, Victoria Hospital, South Africa.

Published: September 2021

This is a report of one of the many imposters of an irreducible inguinal hernia, a dermoid cyst. It is a rare entity that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a groin lump when an atypical clinical presentation or groin examination occurs. Complete excision with histological evaluation remains the mainstay of surgical treatment.

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