Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant
We report a case of inguinal hernia that contained the entire uterus and both adnexa, presenting with an irreducible soft mass in the left groin and asymmetric labia majora, in a 2-month-old, full-term girl who visited the emergency department. Ultrasonography was performed immediately, and urgent s...
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| description | We report a case of inguinal hernia that contained the entire uterus and both adnexa, presenting with an irreducible soft mass in the left groin and asymmetric labia majora, in a 2-month-old, full-term girl who visited the emergency department. Ultrasonography was performed immediately, and urgent surgical repair was performed without complications. Although inguinal hernia is a common surgical disease, it is rare that the hernia contains the uterus with its adnexa, and presents as a mass of the labia majora. Unlike the bowel herniation, the entity can be complicated by strangulation of the ovary, leading to infertility. To preserve fertility, rapid and accurate diagnosis using ultrasonography should be considered in an infant with an irreducible inguinal mass and asymmetric labia majora. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1827e423269447cfaa94a91206a31a072023-04-04T23:59:15ZengKorean Society of Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Emergency Medicine Journal2383-48972508-55062021-12-018210010310.22470/pemj.2021.00297127Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infantDa Kyeong Lee0Jun Sung Park1Seung Jun Choi2Jeong-Yong Lee3Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaWe report a case of inguinal hernia that contained the entire uterus and both adnexa, presenting with an irreducible soft mass in the left groin and asymmetric labia majora, in a 2-month-old, full-term girl who visited the emergency department. Ultrasonography was performed immediately, and urgent surgical repair was performed without complications. Although inguinal hernia is a common surgical disease, it is rare that the hernia contains the uterus with its adnexa, and presents as a mass of the labia majora. Unlike the bowel herniation, the entity can be complicated by strangulation of the ovary, leading to infertility. To preserve fertility, rapid and accurate diagnosis using ultrasonography should be considered in an infant with an irreducible inguinal mass and asymmetric labia majora.http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2021-00297.pdfadnexa uterihernia, inguinaluterusultrasonographyinfant |
| spellingShingle | Da Kyeong Lee Jun Sung Park Seung Jun Choi Jeong-Yong Lee Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal adnexa uteri hernia, inguinal uterus ultrasonography infant |
| title | Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant |
| title_full | Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant |
| title_fullStr | Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant |
| title_short | Inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full-term infant |
| title_sort | inguinal hernia containing the uterus and both adnexa in a full term infant |
| topic | adnexa uteri hernia, inguinal uterus ultrasonography infant |
| url | http://pemj.org/upload/pdf/pemj-2021-00297.pdf |
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