Abstract

MAURI PEREZ, José Luis; HIDALGO HERRERA, Manuel; HERNANDEZ CABEZAS, Marilys  and  GARCIA FRANCO, Vilma. Repair of inguinoscrotal giant hernia with realization of preoperative pneumoperitoneum. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.1, pp.114-120. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: the inguinal-scrotal hernia with right loss to home or also well-known as "giant¨ is a strange entity in our mean that generally takes place when an inguinoscrotal common hernia for certain factors evolves to this hernia type. Objective: to determine the advantages of the use of the preoperative pneumoperitoneum in patient with inguinal-scrotal giant hernia with right loss to home. Case Presentation: the handling preoperative is described and surgical of a 60 year-old patient, white skin with inguinoscrotal giant hernia "with loss of the right to home" by means of preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum with the purpose of to facilitate its reduction and to avoid the tension and the breathing inadequacy that it would bear. To carry out the pneumoperitoneum the laparoscopy team it was used through a drainage peritoneal percutaneus placed. Conclusions: he was carried out the surgical intervention in the region left inguinal for hernioplasty technique where it was as content of the hernia sack the biggest omentum and sigmoid colon.

Keywords : giant hernia; inguinoscrotal; pneumoperitoneum; hernioplasty.

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