Abstract
A rare case of pre-vascular hernia is reported in a woman complaining of chronic obscure groin pain following an inguinal hernia repair. The condition was only diagnosed by means of a herniogram, emphasising the value of this investigation in unexplained groin pain. The hernia was successfully repaired using a polypropylene mesh plug, a simple technique widely employed in both femoral and recurrent inguinal hernia, but never before described in pre-vascular hernia.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Allan SM, Heddle RM (1989) Prolene plug repair for femoral hernia. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 71: 220–221
Burton CC (1951) Interligamentous Inguinal Hernia. Ann Surg 134: 119–126
Cox KR (1962) Bilateral Prevascular Femoral Hernia. Aust N Z J Surg 31: 318–321
Ducharme JC, Bertrand R, Chacar R (1967) Is it possible to diagnose inguinal hernia by X-ray? J Can Assoc Radiol 18: 448–451
Hamlin JA, Kahn AM (1998) Herniography: a review of 333 herniograms. Am Surg 64: 965–969
Jamison MH (1981) Prevascular Femoral Hernia. Br J Clin Pract 35: 336–7
Keynes G (1932) Prevascular Femoral Hernia. Br J Surg 20: 55–57
Lichtenstein IL, Shore JM (1974) Simplified repair of femoral and recurrent inguinal hernias by a “plug” technique. Am J Surg 128: 439–444
Macarthur DC, Grieve DC, Thompson AM, Greig JD, Nixon SJ (1997) Herniography for groin pain of uncertain origin. Br J Surg 84: 684–685
Marshall DG, Jellie H (1981) Prevascular femoral hernia with ectopic testis in an infant. J Pediatr Surg 16: 519–520
McVay CB (1974) The Anatomic Basis for Inguinal and Femoral Hernioplasty. Surg Gynaecol Obstet 931–941
Moschowitz AV (1912) Prevascular Femoral Hernia. Ann Surgg 55: 848–856
Munshi IA, Wantz GE (1996) Management of recurrent and perivascular femoral hernias by giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac. J Am Coll Surg 182: 417–422
Robbins AW, Rutkow IM (1993) The mesh-plug hernioplasty. Surg Clin North Am 73: 501–512
Robbins AW, Rutkow IM (1998) Mesh plug repair and groin hernia surgery. Surg Clin North Am 78: 1007–1023
Turner DPB (1953) Prevascular Femoral Hernia. Br J Surg 41: 77–78
Wantz GE (1993) The technique of giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac performed through an anterior groin incision. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics 176: 497–500
Wantz GE (1989) Giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstertrics 169: 408–417
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Aldridge, A.J., Packham, I.M. & Nash, A.G. Pre-vascular hernia: a rare cause of chronic obscure groin pain after inguinal hernia repair. Hernia 5, 53–55 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576168
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576168