Case Report


Inguinal hernia with ureter in patient with single kidney

Ronaldo de Carvalho Neiva, Carlos Eduardo Garcia Westin, José Germano Ferraz de Arruda, Pedro Francisco Ferraz de Arruda, Marcio Gatti, Ana Paula Bogdan, Thiago Antoniassi, Luis Cesar Fava Spessoto, Fernando Nestor Facio Junior

Abstract

Inguinal hernias are a common disease in adults, but involvement of extraperitoneal structures is rare. This condition is usually asymptomatic and an incidental finding during the surgical correction of inguinal hernias, often resulting in iatrogenic damage. We present a rare case of left renal agenesis and right inguinal hernia, with the ureter being the only organ protruding as an inguinal hernia, diagnosed in the preoperative period.

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