title: Pre-vascular hernia: a rare cause of chronic obscure groin pain after inguinal hernia repair.
abstract: A rare case of pre-vascular hernia is reported in a woman complaining of chronic obscure groin pain following an inguinal hernia repair. The condition was only diagnosed by means of a herniogram, emphasising the value of this investigation in unexplained groin pain. The hernia was successfully repaired using a polypropylene mesh plug, a simple technique widely employed in both femoral and recurrent inguinal hernia, but never before described in pre-vascular hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St Helier Hospital, Wrythe Lane, SM5 1AA Carshalton, Surrey, U.K.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Aldridge
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Packham
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013526:Surgical Mesh