Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia

A 30-year-old man presented to the Department of Surgery with a painful groin swelling on right side. Exploration revealed a reddish-blue hemangiomatous mass in the scrotum extending through inguinal canal into the retroperitoneum. On further dissection swelling was found to be originating from righ...

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Main Authors: Dubey Indu, Sharma Anuj, Singh Ajay, Mohanty Debajyoti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2011;volume=4;issue=1;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Dubey
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Sharma Anuj
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description A 30-year-old man presented to the Department of Surgery with a painful groin swelling on right side. Exploration revealed a reddish-blue hemangiomatous mass in the scrotum extending through inguinal canal into the retroperitoneum. On further dissection swelling was found to be originating from right external iliac vein. The swelling was excised after ligating all vascular connections. The histopathological examination of excised mass confirmed the diagnosis of venous variety of vascular malformation. This is the first reported case of vascular malformation arising from retroperitoneum and extending into inguinoscrotal region, presenting as incarcerated inguinal hernia.
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spelling doaj.art-9a23d0dd9d4248dba0eedddf6eb9dd332022-12-22T00:29:05ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock0974-27000974-519X2011-01-0141130131Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal herniaDubey InduSharma AnujSingh AjayMohanty DebajyotiA 30-year-old man presented to the Department of Surgery with a painful groin swelling on right side. Exploration revealed a reddish-blue hemangiomatous mass in the scrotum extending through inguinal canal into the retroperitoneum. On further dissection swelling was found to be originating from right external iliac vein. The swelling was excised after ligating all vascular connections. The histopathological examination of excised mass confirmed the diagnosis of venous variety of vascular malformation. This is the first reported case of vascular malformation arising from retroperitoneum and extending into inguinoscrotal region, presenting as incarcerated inguinal hernia.http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2011;volume=4;issue=1;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=DubeyAdultincarcerationinguinal herniavenous malformation
spellingShingle Dubey Indu
Sharma Anuj
Singh Ajay
Mohanty Debajyoti
Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Adult
incarceration
inguinal hernia
venous malformation
title Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
title_full Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
title_fullStr Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
title_full_unstemmed Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
title_short Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
title_sort retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia
topic Adult
incarceration
inguinal hernia
venous malformation
url http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2011;volume=4;issue=1;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Dubey
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