title: Bladder hernia.
abstract: Bladder hernia is a rare condition, but crural herniation of the bladder into the scrotum is very rare. A case of bladder hernia presenting with urological symptoms is described. A 71-year-old man presented to the urological ward complaining for persistent frequency and nocturia associated with loss offorce and decrease of caliber of the urinary stream and the presence of a large mass of the right scrotum. An IVP (intra venous pyelography) showed a large herniation of the bladder through the right inguinal canal into the scrotum. An inguinal incision was made and a crural hernia was identified. The hernia sac, containing bowel and bladder, was dissectedfreefrom the spermatic cord and the testis and the hernia defect was repaired.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa di Urologia, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Luca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014567:Urography