title: A case of lethal giant inguinal hernia.
abstract: Several elective surgical managements have been reported regarding giant inguinal hernias (GIH), but no case of death. We here present a fatal case of bilateral GIHs in an extremely obese man with dyspnea. Bilateral GIHs are difficult to recognize in extreme obesity. Moreover, operation is recommended when GIH is diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital 2-5-20 Nishinouchi Koriyama Fukushima 963-8558 Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chida
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital 2-5-20 Nishinouchi Koriyama Fukushima 963-8558 Japan; Department of Emergency and General Medicine JR General Hospital 2-1-3 Yoyogi Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8528 Japan.
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital 2-5-20 Nishinouchi Koriyama Fukushima 963-8558 Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshibumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital 2-5-20 Nishinouchi Koriyama Fukushima 963-8558 Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinohara
keywords: adult; fatal; hernia