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Scrotal hernia

MedGen UID:
42434
•Concept ID:
C0019319
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Scrotal Hernia
SNOMED CT: Scrotal hernia (32665003)

Definition

The protrusion of abdominal cavity contents into the scrotal sac. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVScrotal hernia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ACR Appropriateness Criteria ® acute onset of scrotal pain--without trauma, without antecedent mass.
Remer EM, Casalino DD, Arellano RS, Bishoff JT, Coursey CA, Dighe M, Fulgham P, Israel GM, Lazarus E, Leyendecker JR, Majd M, Nikolaidis P, Papanicolaou N, Prasad S, Ramchandani P, Sheth S, Vikram R, Karmazyn B
Ultrasound Q 2012 Mar;28(1):47-51. doi: 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3182493c97. PMID: 22357246
The diagnosis and management of scrotal masses.
Montgomery JS, Bloom DA
Med Clin North Am 2011 Jan;95(1):235-44. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.08.029. PMID: 21095426
Testicular torsion: evaluation and management.
Lavallee ME, Cash J
Curr Sports Med Rep 2005 Apr;4(2):102-4. doi: 10.1097/01.csmr.0000306081.13064.a2. PMID: 15763047

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk Factors for Conversion in Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty.
Karabulut M, Donmez T, Sahbaz NA, Akarsu C, Ferahman S, Surek A, Gemici E, Aydin H, Sunamak O, Dural AC
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022 Jun 1;32(3):373-379. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001058. PMID: 35583552
Extended View Totally Extraperitoneal Technique and Its Advantages in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Kurtulus I, Culcu OD, Degerli MS
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Aug;32(8):842-847. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1089/lap.2021.0601. PMID: 34935480
Perioperative outcome in groin hernia repair: what are the most important influencing factors?
Köckerling F, Adolf D, Lorenz R, Stechemesser B, Kuthe A, Conze J, Lammers B, Fortelny R, Mayer F, Zarras K, Reinpold W, Hoffmann H, Weyhe D
Hernia 2022 Feb;26(1):201-215. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02417-5. PMID: 33895891
Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal approach for giant inguinal hernias.
Fujinaka R, Urade T, Fukuoka E, Murata K, Mii Y, Sawa H, Man-I M, Oka S, Iwatani Y, Kuroda D
Asian J Surg 2019 Jan;42(1):414-419. Epub 2018 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2017.12.004. PMID: 29371050
Vasectomy.
Qureshi F
Aust Fam Physician 1984 Oct;13(10):734-5, 737. PMID: 6508643

Diagnosis

ADOLESCENT MORBIDITY PATTERN IN A TERTIARY HEALTH FACILITY IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA.
Woroma W, Tamunoiyowuna GO
West Afr J Med 2023 Dec 4;40(12 Suppl 1):S31-S32. PMID: 38069678
Paratesticular liposarcoma: a case report.
Mouden K, Wakrim S, Semmar A
Pan Afr Med J 2019;33:282. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2019.33.282.19545. PMID: 31692859Free PMC Article
Bladder Hernia, Bladder Stone and Contralateral Bowel Hernia: An Usual Combination.
Erbin A, Canat HL, Ucpinar B, Malcik H
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 Jun;29(6):S62-S64. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.06.S62. PMID: 31142426
Large sliding inguino-scrotal hernia of the urinary bladder: A case report and literature review.
Wang P, Huang Y, Ye J, Gao G, Zhang F, Wu H
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Mar;97(13):e9998. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000009998. PMID: 29595706Free PMC Article
One-stop endoscopic hernia surgery: efficient and satisfactory.
Voorbrood CE, Burgmans JP, Clevers GJ, Davids PH, Verleisdonk EJ, Schouten N, van Dalen T
Hernia 2015 Jun;19(3):395-400. Epub 2013 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s10029-013-1151-2. PMID: 23949548

Therapy

A comparative analysis of trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal repair in uncomplicated vs complicated inguinal hernia repair.
Prakash Prajapati O, Krishna A, Rai SK, S K, Kumar S, Misra MC, Bansal VK
Asian J Endosc Surg 2023 Jul;16(3):354-361. Epub 2023 Jan 13 doi: 10.1111/ases.13163. PMID: 36638824
Risk Factors for Conversion in Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty.
Karabulut M, Donmez T, Sahbaz NA, Akarsu C, Ferahman S, Surek A, Gemici E, Aydin H, Sunamak O, Dural AC
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022 Jun 1;32(3):373-379. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001058. PMID: 35583552
Perioperative outcome in groin hernia repair: what are the most important influencing factors?
Köckerling F, Adolf D, Lorenz R, Stechemesser B, Kuthe A, Conze J, Lammers B, Fortelny R, Mayer F, Zarras K, Reinpold W, Hoffmann H, Weyhe D
Hernia 2022 Feb;26(1):201-215. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02417-5. PMID: 33895891
Bladder Hernia, Bladder Stone and Contralateral Bowel Hernia: An Usual Combination.
Erbin A, Canat HL, Ucpinar B, Malcik H
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 Jun;29(6):S62-S64. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.06.S62. PMID: 31142426
Vasectomy.
Qureshi F
Aust Fam Physician 1984 Oct;13(10):734-5, 737. PMID: 6508643

Prognosis

Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal approach for giant inguinal hernias.
Fujinaka R, Urade T, Fukuoka E, Murata K, Mii Y, Sawa H, Man-I M, Oka S, Iwatani Y, Kuroda D
Asian J Surg 2019 Jan;42(1):414-419. Epub 2018 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2017.12.004. PMID: 29371050
Complicated inguino-scrotal bladder hernia: a case of two-step repair.
François J, Defoort B, Muysoms F
Acta Chir Belg 2017 Apr;117(2):122-124. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1080/00015458.2016.1229400. PMID: 27919201
Safety of home parenteral nutrition during pregnancy.
Theilla M, Ławiński M, Cohen J, Hadar E, Kagan I, Perkewick M, Singer P
Clin Nutr 2017 Feb;36(1):288-292. Epub 2015 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.12.001. PMID: 26708728
Clinical research of preperitoneal drainage after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.
Gao D, Wei S, Zhai C, Chen J, Li M, Gu C, Wu H
Hernia 2015 Oct;19(5):789-94. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10029-014-1310-0. PMID: 25238803
Selecting patients during the "learning curve" of endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair.
Schouten N, Elshof JW, Simmermacher RK, van Dalen T, de Meer SG, Clevers GJ, Davids PH, Verleisdonk EJ, Westers P, Burgmans JP
Hernia 2013 Dec;17(6):737-43. Epub 2012 Oct 27 doi: 10.1007/s10029-012-1006-2. PMID: 23104319

Clinical prediction guides

Risk Factors for Conversion in Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernioplasty.
Karabulut M, Donmez T, Sahbaz NA, Akarsu C, Ferahman S, Surek A, Gemici E, Aydin H, Sunamak O, Dural AC
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2022 Jun 1;32(3):373-379. doi: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000001058. PMID: 35583552
Extended View Totally Extraperitoneal Technique and Its Advantages in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Kurtulus I, Culcu OD, Degerli MS
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2022 Aug;32(8):842-847. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1089/lap.2021.0601. PMID: 34935480
Perioperative outcome in groin hernia repair: what are the most important influencing factors?
Köckerling F, Adolf D, Lorenz R, Stechemesser B, Kuthe A, Conze J, Lammers B, Fortelny R, Mayer F, Zarras K, Reinpold W, Hoffmann H, Weyhe D
Hernia 2022 Feb;26(1):201-215. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02417-5. PMID: 33895891
Clinical research of preperitoneal drainage after endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair.
Gao D, Wei S, Zhai C, Chen J, Li M, Gu C, Wu H
Hernia 2015 Oct;19(5):789-94. Epub 2014 Sep 20 doi: 10.1007/s10029-014-1310-0. PMID: 25238803
One-stop endoscopic hernia surgery: efficient and satisfactory.
Voorbrood CE, Burgmans JP, Clevers GJ, Davids PH, Verleisdonk EJ, Schouten N, van Dalen T
Hernia 2015 Jun;19(3):395-400. Epub 2013 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s10029-013-1151-2. PMID: 23949548

Recent systematic reviews

Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma: A Concern in Inguinal Hernia Repair.
Lechner M, Borhanian K, Mitterwallner S, Bittner R, Klieser E, Köhler G, Emmanuel K, Mayer F
JSLS 2019 Jan-Mar;23(1) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2018.00064. PMID: 30700965Free PMC Article

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