Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery

A Strangulated Right Inguinal Hernia Containing the Transverse Colon: An Unusual Case Report

Abdulaziz Aldhafar *

King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

Adel Mohammed

King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

Mufeed Alwabari

King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.

Raghad Aldhafar

College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

A strangulated inguinal hernia is a common diagnosis in patients presenting with a painful groin mass. The sac of inguinal hernia mostly contains omentum or the small bowel. However, It may sometime contain an unusual content that affects surgical management. This is a rare case of strangulated right inguinal hernia containing the transverse colon and its surgical management.

Keywords: Inguinal hernia, strangulated hernia, unusual hernia content

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