title: Radiographic diagnosis of a large inguinal hernia involving the urinary bladder and causing obstructive renal failure.
abstract: The urinary bladder may be involved in up to 4% of all inguinal hernias; however, usually only a small amount of the bladder is involved. Extensive bladder involvement is a rare event and may result in obstructive renal failure. We present a case of renal failure caused by a large inguinal hernia involving the urinary bladder and include selected computed tomography images documenting this interesting diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822, USA. dwstorm@geisinger.edu
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Storm
authors.forename: Sophia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Drinis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods*