title: Giant left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia containing the cecum and appendix (giant left-sided Amyand's hernia).
abstract: The present case involved a 62-year-old male with a large left-sided inguinoscrotal hernia. A CT scan and a clinical examination led to a diagnosis of a giant left-sided Amyand's hernia. The hernia was repaired using the ULTRAPRO Hernia System (UHS), and the patient exhibited an uneventful postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kunieda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Narutoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Chihiro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oida
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu, 500-8717, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tawada
keywords: Amyand's hernia; ULTRAPRO Hernia system; giant inguinoscrotal hernia