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Case Report

Testicular Atrophy Secondary to a Large Long Standing Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia

by
Nikolaos S Salemis
* and
Konstantinos Nisotakis
2nd Department of Surgery, Army GeneralHospital, Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(3), e68; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e68
Submission received: 2 August 2011 / Revised: 2 August 2011 / Accepted: 22 August 2011 / Published: 28 September 2011

Abstract

Testicular atrophy is a rare but distressing complication of inguinal hernia repair. Apart from the postsurgical etiology, ischemic orchitis and subsequent testicular atrophy may occur secondary to compression of the testicular vessels by chronically incarcerated hernias. We present a rare case of testicular atrophy secondary to a large long standing incarcerated inguinal hernia of 2-decade duration in a 79-year-old man. Testicular atrophy should be always considered in long standing incarcerated inguinal hernias and patients should be adequately informed of this possibility during the preoperative work-up. Preoperative scrotal ultrasonography can be used to determine testicular status in this specific group of patients.
Keywords: hernia incarceration; chronic; testicular atrophy hernia incarceration; chronic; testicular atrophy

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Salemis, N.S.; Nisotakis, K. Testicular Atrophy Secondary to a Large Long Standing Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e68. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e68

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Salemis NS, Nisotakis K. Testicular Atrophy Secondary to a Large Long Standing Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(3):e68. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e68

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Salemis, Nikolaos S, and Konstantinos Nisotakis. 2011. "Testicular Atrophy Secondary to a Large Long Standing Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 3: e68. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e68

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Salemis, N. S., & Nisotakis, K. (2011). Testicular Atrophy Secondary to a Large Long Standing Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia. Clinics and Practice, 1(3), e68. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e68

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