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Surgical Medicine Open Access Journal

Recurrent Inguinal Hernia as Richter’s Hernia

  • Open or CloseS Devaji Rao1* and M Kanagavel2

    1Dhanwanthri Surgical Clinic and St. Isabel’s Hospital, India

    2Consultant surgeon, St. Isabel’s hospital, India

    *Corresponding author: S Devaji Rao, Dhanwanthri Surgical Clinic and St. Isabel’s Hospital, India

Submission: August 15, 2019;Published: August 26,2019

DOI: 10.31031/SMOAJ.2019.02.000552

ISSN : 2578-0379
Volume3 Issue1

Abstract

Richter’s hernia is relatively rare type of incarcerated hernia, in which a wall of the bowel alone is entrapped within a hernia sac, maintaining the bowel continuity. The clinical diagnosis of a Richter’s hernia is difficult, and a high index of suspicion is required to make a diagnosis. An early operative intervention is essential for preventing life threatening complications. We present a Richter’s hernia in a recurrent inguinal hernia, which is extremely rare and only a few cases are reported in the literature [1].

Keywords: Hernia; Richter’s; Recurrent; Inguinal

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