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Laparoscopic diagnosis and management of a novel inguino-pelvic hernia

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Inguinal hernias can typically be diagnosed with a proper history and thorough physical exam. However, patients with chronic groin pain, normal physical exam and no radiologic findings present a diagnostic/therapeutic dilemma [1]. We present a case of a female patient with obscure chronic groin pain. Upon laparoscopic exploration, she was found to have a hernia in a previously non-described location. Reduction of a chronically incarcerated preperitoneal fat and subsequent repair using traditional transabdominal preperitoneal repair resulted in a complete resolution of her pain.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    K. Modeste & Y. W. Novitsky

  2. Department of Surgery, Case Comprehensive Hernia Center, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Y. W. Novitsky

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Modeste, K., Novitsky, Y.W. Laparoscopic diagnosis and management of a novel inguino-pelvic hernia. Hernia 17, 419–422 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-012-0910-9

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