scholarly journals Treatment of an incarcerated inguinal hernia associated with abdominal tuberculosis in an adult patient

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 3474-3479
Author(s):  
Lin-bo Zhu ◽  
Yuan-yan Zhang ◽  
Jun-qiang Li ◽  
Peng-fei Li ◽  
Peng-bin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
English Language ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Abdominal Tuberculosis ◽  
Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Definitive Guideline ◽  
Unusual Finding ◽  
Language Literature

The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing worldwide, especially in developing countries. The prevalence of abdominal tuberculosis has been found to be as high as 12% in people with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Peritoneal thickening and intestinal adhesions can occur in patients with abdominal tuberculosis. Inguinal hernias are extremely rare in people with abdominal tuberculosis; only 11 cases have been reported in the English-language literature, half of which involved pediatric patients. No definitive guideline on the management of such cases is available. In this report, we describe the unusual finding of an incarcerated inguinal hernia in an adult with abdominal tuberculosis and propose a therapy to treat this complicated disease based on our successful experience.

scholarly journals Functional testicular torsion secondary to an incarcerated inguinal hernia in a 4-month old: complete recovery at 18-hours

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory M Taylor ◽  
Christian C Strachan
Keyword(s):  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Testicular Torsion ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Acute Scrotum ◽  
Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Scrotal Swelling ◽  
Urological Emergencies

Abstract One of the most common urological emergencies encountered in pediatric patients in the emergency department (ED) is the acute scrotum. We present the case of a 4-month-old male that presented to our community ED with scrotal swelling and vomiting of 16-hours duration. He was diagnosed with a functional testicular torsion from an incarcerated inguinal hernia, transferred to a hospital with pediatric urological capabilities and was taken to the operating room ~2 hours later. His hospital course was unremarkable, and he was discharged on day 3, having made a full recovery without any loss of bowel or testicle. There have only been a handful of cases in the literature of a pediatric patient presenting with a functional testicular torsion as a result of spermatic cord compression from an indirect inguinal hernia, with no reported cases of complete salvage at nearly 18 hours since symptom onset.

scholarly journals A rare case of spontaneous scrotal enterocutaneous fistula as a complication of incarcerated inguinal hernia with review of literature.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (07) ◽  
pp. 1537-1540
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sohail Asghar ◽  
Ahmad Kaleem ◽  
Sushil Rijal
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Enterocutaneous Fistula ◽  
The Other ◽  
Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Cutaneous Fistula ◽  
Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Common Problems

Inguinal hernias are one of the most common problems presenting in both adult and pediatric surgical departments. Normally hernia is easy to diagnose and manage. On the other hand if its presence is ignored and surgery is delayed, hernia related morbidity can increase significantly. In developing countries, these complications are seen more often as there is more ignorance, illiteracy, lack of health facilities. We present a rare case of entero cutaneous fistula in scrotum due to a complete indirect inguinal hernia incarceration. There have been very few such cases that have been like this and reported so far.

“Where is Dementia?” A Systematic Literature Review Exploring Neuroanatomical Aspects of Dementia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chorong Oh ◽  
Leonard LaPointe
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Behavioral Symptoms ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Precise Diagnosis ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Language Literature

Dementia is a condition caused by and associated with separate physical changes in the brain. The signs and symptoms of dementia are very similar across the diverse types, and it is difficult to diagnose the category by behavioral symptoms alone. Diagnostic criteria have relied on a constellation of signs and symptoms, but it is critical to understand the neuroanatomical differences among the dementias for a more precise diagnosis and subsequent management. With this regard, this review aims to explore the neuroanatomical aspects of dementia to better understand the nature of distinctive subtypes, signs, and symptoms. This is a review of English language literature published from 1996 to the present day of peer-reviewed academic and medical journal articles that report on older people with dementia. This review examines typical neuroanatomical aspects of dementia and reinforces the importance of a thorough understanding of the neuroanatomical characteristics of the different types of dementia and the differential diagnosis of them.

Tauchnitz for Translators. The Circulation of English-language Literature in Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Outi Paloposki
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
English Language ◽  
Book History ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Book Production ◽  
German Publisher ◽  
Language Literature ◽  
Selection Of

The article looks at book production and circulation from the point of view of translators, who, as purchasers and readers of foreign-language books, are an important mediating force in the selection of literature for translation. Taking the German publisher Tauchnitz's series ‘Collection of British Authors’ and its circulation in Finland in the nineteenth and early twentieth century as a case in point, the article argues that the increased availability of English-language books facilitated the acquiring and honing of translators' language skills and gradually diminished the need for indirect translating. Book history and translation studies meet here in an examination of the role of the Collection in Finnish translators' work.

A Clinical Study and Management of Inguino-scrotal Swellings In Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (S1) ◽  
pp. e000125
Author(s):  
Khyati Vaja ◽  
Mukesh Suvera
Keyword(s):  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Pediatric Surgery ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Undescended Testis ◽  
Length Of Hospital Stay ◽  
Indirect Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Short Term ◽  
One Year ◽  
Groin Hernias ◽  
Inguinal Hernia In Children

Aims and Objectives: To know the most common surgical problems in pediatric patients presented with inguino-scrotal swellings and management done routinely. Methodology: This study was carried out in the department of general surgery, Sharadaben hospital and pediatric surgery of VS hospital, Ahmedabad. The cases were studied for a period of about one year (January, 2017 to Dec, 2017) and all children below 12 years of age, presenting to us with inguinoscrotal swellings were included in this study. The information was analysed in terms of age, diagnosis, procedure carried out and outcome. Results: Amongst the 150 children under the age of 12 years, 143 patients were males and 7 were females. Among these 150, 52 cases were of hydrocoele, 70 cases of hernia (of which 63 were males and 7 were females), 25 cases of undescended testis and 3 cases of epididymo orchitis were documented. All cases underwent simple herniotomy for hernia and hydrocoele, orchidopexy for undescended testis. The length of hospital stay ranged from 2-4 days with mean of 2.46 days. 11 children in the study were documented to have short term complications, all of which were recognised in the hospital and managed with good results. Conclusion: Hernia and Hydrocoele in children are often congenital and diagnosed clinically (history and examination). Indirect inguinal hernia are more common than other groin hernias. Open herniotomy is the operation of choice for inguinal hernia in children.

Pierre D. Thionet. Quelques problemes concemtlnt les sondages. Goettingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 1978. 137pp.

1982 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-84
Author(s):  
Karol J. Krotki
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Experimental Design ◽  
Bayesian Methods ◽  
English Language ◽  
Applied Statistics ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The publication reviewed is number 9 in the series" Applied Statistics and Econometrics" edited by Gerhard Tintner, Pierre Desire Truonet, and Heinrich Strecker. The purpose of the series is to publish papers " too long for ordinary journal articles, but not long enough for books . ... . . Upon acceptance, speedy publication can be promised". The abstracts in English, French, and German, usual in this series, are missing from the copy reviewed. The book consists of ten chapters: sampling theory; multi -stage sampling and other fundamental problems; optimum stratification; variances; sampling with replacement and other theoretical issues; experimental design; information theory; a posteriori raising factors ; order statistics; Bayesian methods. Such an ambitious content within 130 pages requires parsimonious presentation. One chapter has been squeezed into hardly more than four pages. The chapter on a posteriori raising factors will be useful in developing countries and particularly when samples do not work out as designed. It will also be refreshing to those limited to the literature in the English language.

Incarcerated inguinal hernia secondary to diffuse peritoneal hidatidosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-189
Author(s):  
AB Vico Aria ◽  
SC Alonso García ◽  
S Calzado Baeza ◽  
M Martín Díaz ◽  
F Herrera Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Echinococcus Granulosus ◽  
Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia ◽  
Hernia Inguinal

Resumen Antecedentes: la enfermedad hidatídica es una antropozoonosis causada en la mayoría de las ocasiones por el cestodo Echinococcus granulosus (EG), caracterizada por la aparición de quistes que pueden desarrollarse en diversos órganos, fundamentalmente en hígado y pulmones. Sin embargo, la aparición de estos quistes a nivel inguinal es muy infrecuente, con muy pocos casos registrados en la literatura científica. Objetivo: presentar el caso de un paciente diagnosticado de hernia inguinal incarcerada secundaria a hidatidosis peritoneal difusa. Caso clínico: varón de 27 años e intervenido de forma urgente por tumoración inguinal irreductible y dolorosa de 24 horas de evolución. En quirófano se evidencia una hernia inguinal indirecta con presencia de saco herniario que contenía epiplón sin signos de sufrimiento y en su parte distal una tumoración, pétrea y adyacente al teste derecho, la cual fue extirpada en su totalidad. El paciente fue estudiado tras los hallazgos quirúrgicos y anatomopatológicos que informaron de lesión pseudoquística y granulomatosa, por lo que se realizó una tomografía computarizada (TC) que informó de una hidatidosis peritoneal difusa. Conclusión: la presentación de la enfermedad hidatídica peritoneal como una hernia inguinal complicada es extremadamente rara.

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