Uretero-inguinal hernia (UIH) is a rare condition in children. We present our experience with an unexpected UIH in a male infant with associated anomalies and a literature review of pediatric cases. A full-term male newborn was referred to our hospital for microcolon and right hydroureteronephrosis. Voiding cystourethrography showed grade-IV right vesicoureteral reflux and a dilated, convoluted, ureter protruding in the right inguinal canal, suggesting a right UIH, which was uneventfully repaired at 2 months of life. UIH is a rare type of inguinal hernia in children that pediatric urologists and surgeons should be aware of. In experienced hands, and when preoperatively suspected, surgical management is safe and effective.
Unexpected Pediatric Uretero-Inguinal Hernia: Case-Report and Literature Review / Cianci, M. C.; Tocchioni, F.; Mantovani, A.; Ghionzoli, M.; Morini, F.. - In: UROLOGY. - ISSN 0090-4295. - 176:(2023), pp. 178-182. [10.1016/j.urology.2023.02.015]
Unexpected Pediatric Uretero-Inguinal Hernia: Case-Report and Literature Review
Morini F.
2023
Abstract
Uretero-inguinal hernia (UIH) is a rare condition in children. We present our experience with an unexpected UIH in a male infant with associated anomalies and a literature review of pediatric cases. A full-term male newborn was referred to our hospital for microcolon and right hydroureteronephrosis. Voiding cystourethrography showed grade-IV right vesicoureteral reflux and a dilated, convoluted, ureter protruding in the right inguinal canal, suggesting a right UIH, which was uneventfully repaired at 2 months of life. UIH is a rare type of inguinal hernia in children that pediatric urologists and surgeons should be aware of. In experienced hands, and when preoperatively suspected, surgical management is safe and effective.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
