Acute abdomen due to strangulated intravesical hernia with incidental finding of kidney tumor: A case report and literature review

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2022 Dec;28(12):1739-1743. doi: 10.14744/tjtes.2021.67059.

Abstract

Internal supravesical hernia is a rare type of internal abdominal hernia with overall incidence <4% of all internal abdominal hernias. The clinical diagnosis is a major preoperative diagnostic challenge for both the surgeon and the radiologist. It is a rare cause of small bowel obstruction, but in case of strangulation it can be fatal and it necessitates urgent surgical intervention. In this case study, we report a case of intravesical type of supravesical hernia in a 63-year-old man with acute intestinal obstruction and an accidental finding of a kid-ney tumor. In the article, we discuss the clinical picture, diagnosis, risk factors, treatment strategy and complications of this rare entity.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen, Acute* / etiology
  • Hernia, Abdominal* / diagnosis
  • Hernia, Abdominal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Internal Hernia
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / etiology
  • Intestinal Obstruction* / surgery
  • Kidney Neoplasms*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged