Laparoscopic repair of an incarcerated right indirect sliding inguinal hernia involving a retroperitoneal ileum

Abstract

When faced with an unforeseen anomaly during herniorrhaphy in which improved abdominal visualization is necessary, a surgeon may convert from a TEP to a transabdominal laparoscopic approach safely and effectively.

Sliding Inguinal Hernias: Scope of Laparoscopic Repair

“…2 Of late, there have been case reports of laparoscopic repair of irreducible sliding hernias. 19,20 A recent study by Roy and De 21 described the technique of single-incision laparoscopic TAPP mesh hernioplasty in 15 patients for inguinal hernia. Two patients in their study had left-sided sliding hernia with sigmoid colon as the content.…”