Successful laparoscopic repair for reduction en masse of infantile inguinal hernia: a case report of this rare condition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduction en masse (REM) is a rare condition following manual inguinal hernia (IH) reduction in which a hernia sac is reduced back into the preperitoneal space with a loop of the bowel incarcerated at the neck of the sac. It resembles successful manual reduction and may thus be overlooked easily. We herein report an infantile case of REM of an IH that was successfully treated laparoscopically.

Case presentation

A 10-month-old boy with a surgical history of bilateral open IH repair at 4 months old presented with a bulge in his left groin and vomiting. A left incarcerated recurrent IH was suspected, and manual reduction was performed. The hernia was apparently reduced successfully, but abdominal distention and vomiting persisted. He was admitted for further observat

SUBMITTER: Yano K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9512946 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature