Cystogram with dumbbell shaped urinary bladder in a sliding inguinal hernia

Authors

  • Basant Mahadevappa
  • Sumanth Channapatna Suresh
  • Natarajan Kumaresan
  • Joseph Thomas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v3i2.91

Keywords:

Sliding hernia, Prostatic hypertrophy, Inguinal hernia, Bladder herniation, Cystogram

Abstract

Sliding inguinal hernias present with various symptoms and these are usually direct inguinal hernias containing various abdominal viscera.  Case reports and series have been published with various organs and rare organs being part of the hernia.  Urinary bladder is a known content of sliding hernias.  This case report emphasizes this aspect in a picturesque manner and the importance of radiological investigations for pre-surgical evaluation.

Author Biographies

Basant Mahadevappa

Assistant Professor

Department of Surgery

KMC, Manipal

Sumanth Channapatna Suresh

Resident

General Surgery

Natarajan Kumaresan

Associate Professor 

Department of Urology

Joseph Thomas

Professor and Head

Department of Urology

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Published

2009-01-31

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Section

Genitourinary Radiology