Scrotal incarceration of the ureter with crossed renal ectopia: case report and literature review.
To our knowledge only 18 cases of ureteral herniation into the groin have been reported in the literature. We encountered a patient with crossed renal ectopia and ureteral incarceration into a right indirect inguinal hernia. Based on analysis of the presentation and management of our patient combined with a review of the literature we conclude that patients with urinary symptoms and a groin hernia should undergo preoperative urological evaluation, all hernias containing a ureter should be repaired and ureteral resection rarely is necessary during the hernia repair.
Rocklin
M S
MS
Department of Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Apelgren
K N
KN
Slomski
C A
CA
Kandzari
S J
SJ
D002828:Choristoma; D006547:Hernia; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014515:Ureteral Diseases