Abstract
According to the current literature parapubic hernia is regarded as a relatively rare pathology. The causative defect is usually related to pelvic surgery, traumatism, or bone malformation. Surgical treatment is difficult, because aponeurotic tissue on which to anchor a mesh on the caudal aspect of the defect is missing. This report describes a case of an incisional pubic hernia related to megabladder in a woman affected by diabetes insipidus and with a past clinical history of multiple pelvic interventions. As far as we are aware this report adds a new pathogenetic issue for parapubic hernias not previously described in the literature.
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Rulli, F., Grande, M., Galatà, G. et al. Parapubic hernia and diabetes insipidus. Hernia 11, 363–364 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-007-0193-8
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