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Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia

MedGen UID:
889402
•Concept ID:
C0740375
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

The trapping of bowel or omentum inside the inguinal canal that cannot be reduced, resulting in inflammation, pain, nausea, and possible bowel obstruction. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVIncarcerated Inguinal Hernia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Algorithm for management of an incarcerated inguinal hernia in the emergency settings with manual reduction. Taxis, the technique and its safety.
Pawlak M, East B, de Beaux AC
Hernia 2021 Oct;25(5):1253-1258. Epub 2021 May 25 doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02429-1. PMID: 34036484Free PMC Article
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Scrotum in Childhood and Adolescence with High-Resolution Duplex Sonography.
Deeg KH
Ultraschall Med 2021 Feb;42(1):10-38. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1055/a-1325-1834. PMID: 33530122
The Use of Prosthetic Mesh in the Emergency Management of Acute Incarcerated Inguinal Hernias.
Liu J, Zhai Z, Chen J
Surg Innov 2019 Jun;26(3):344-349. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1177/1553350619828900. PMID: 30734633

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pediatric incarcerated inguinal hernia: Traditional open or laparoscopic-assisted approach?
Zhang G, Ding H, Wang D, Guo F, Hu B
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 May 3;103(18):e37810. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037810. PMID: 38701287Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus Open Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zubaidi SA, Ezrien DE, Chen Y, Nah SA
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2023 Oct;33(5):414-421. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1055/a-1958-7830. PMID: 36220132
Feasibility of Laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Hernioplasty for Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia.
Lee SR
JSLS 2021 Jul-Sep;25(3) doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2021.00053. PMID: 34671177Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus open hernia repair in patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Kepičová M, Ihnát P
Rozhl Chir 2021 Fall;100(9):440-444. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.9.440-444. PMID: 34649453
Efficacy of laparoscopic herniorrhaphy for treating incarcerated pediatric inguinal hernia.
Lee SR
Hernia 2018 Aug;22(4):671-679. Epub 2017 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1655-2. PMID: 28852857

Diagnosis

Incarcerated Amyand's Hernia.
Okita A, Yoshida O, Murakami M
Acta Med Okayama 2020 Apr;74(2):171-174. doi: 10.18926/AMO/58277. PMID: 32341593
Isolated Spermatic Vein Thrombosis.
Tekin ZN
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2019 Aug;29(8):780-781. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2019.08.780. PMID: 31358105
Pediatric Abdominal Pain: An Emergency Medicine Perspective.
Smith J, Fox SM
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2016 May;34(2):341-61. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2015.12.010. PMID: 27133248
Scrotal emergencies.
Davis JE, Silverman M
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2011 Aug;29(3):469-84. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2011.04.011. PMID: 21782069
Amyand's hernia.
Bhide SS
Indian J Pediatr 2009 Aug;76(8):854-5. Epub 2009 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s12098-009-0173-3. PMID: 19802555

Therapy

Pediatric incarcerated inguinal hernia: Traditional open or laparoscopic-assisted approach?
Zhang G, Ding H, Wang D, Guo F, Hu B
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 May 3;103(18):e37810. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037810. PMID: 38701287Free PMC Article
Laparoscopic versus Open Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zubaidi SA, Ezrien DE, Chen Y, Nah SA
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2023 Oct;33(5):414-421. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1055/a-1958-7830. PMID: 36220132
Risk of bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia: watch out for ASA score and hernia type.
Dwertmann AK, Soppe S, Hefermehl L, Keerl A, Wirsching A, Nocito A
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022 Dec;407(8):3711-3717. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02650-1. PMID: 35974249
Laparoscopic versus open hernia repair in patients with incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Kepičová M, Ihnát P
Rozhl Chir 2021 Fall;100(9):440-444. doi: 10.33699/PIS.2021.100.9.440-444. PMID: 34649453
Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: Effect on Testicular Blood Flow and Sperm Autoimmunity.
Krnić D, Družijanić N, Štula I, Čapkun V, Krnić D
Med Sci Monit 2016 May 5;22:1524-33. doi: 10.12659/msm.898727. PMID: 27149257Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of bowel resection in adults with incarcerated groin hernia.
Zhou Z, Li Y, Li B, Yan L, Lei Y, Tong C
BMC Surg 2023 Dec 11;23(1):375. doi: 10.1186/s12893-023-02245-7. PMID: 38082259Free PMC Article
Risk of bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia: watch out for ASA score and hernia type.
Dwertmann AK, Soppe S, Hefermehl L, Keerl A, Wirsching A, Nocito A
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022 Dec;407(8):3711-3717. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02650-1. PMID: 35974249
Ruptured abdominal aneurysm disguised as an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Colpaert J, Willaert B, Van Molhem Y
Acta Chir Belg 2017 Dec;117(6):398-400. Epub 2017 Jan 31 doi: 10.1080/00015458.2017.1281007. PMID: 28140767
Laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach to acutely incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Ferzli G, Shapiro K, Chaudry G, Patel S
Surg Endosc 2004 Feb;18(2):228-31. Epub 2003 Nov 26 doi: 10.1007/s00464-003-8185-y. PMID: 14639475
Laparoscopic approach to incarcerated inguinal hernia.
Ishihara T, Kubota K, Eda N, Ishibashi S, Haraguchi Y
Surg Endosc 1996 Nov;10(11):1111-3. doi: 10.1007/s004649900254. PMID: 8881066

Clinical prediction guides

Pediatric incarcerated inguinal hernia: Traditional open or laparoscopic-assisted approach?
Zhang G, Ding H, Wang D, Guo F, Hu B
Medicine (Baltimore) 2024 May 3;103(18):e37810. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000037810. PMID: 38701287Free PMC Article
Timing of Pediatric Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Review of Nationwide Readmissions Data.
Ramsey WA, Huerta CT, O'Neil CF Jr, Taylor RR, Saberi RA, Gilna GP, Collie BL, Lyons NB, Parreco JP, Thorson CM, Sola JE, Perez EA
J Surg Res 2024 Mar;295:641-646. Epub 2023 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.11.059. PMID: 38103321
Risk of bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia: watch out for ASA score and hernia type.
Dwertmann AK, Soppe S, Hefermehl L, Keerl A, Wirsching A, Nocito A
Langenbecks Arch Surg 2022 Dec;407(8):3711-3717. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s00423-022-02650-1. PMID: 35974249
Incarcerated Amyand's Hernia.
Okita A, Yoshida O, Murakami M
Acta Med Okayama 2020 Apr;74(2):171-174. doi: 10.18926/AMO/58277. PMID: 32341593
Testicular necrosis secondary to incarcerated inguinal hernia in male infants. Own observations.
Dudek-Warchoł T, Gług W, Kurek A, Bombiński P, Warchoł S
Dev Period Med 2018;22(1):65-70. doi: 10.34763/devperiodmed.20182201.6570. PMID: 29641423Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Laparoscopic versus Open Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Zubaidi SA, Ezrien DE, Chen Y, Nah SA
Eur J Pediatr Surg 2023 Oct;33(5):414-421. Epub 2022 Oct 11 doi: 10.1055/a-1958-7830. PMID: 36220132

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