Intraoperative Diagnosis of Contralateral Inguinal Hernia Using Biliary Endoscopy
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 47 Issue 3-4
Page 89-91
published_at 2000-12
Title
Intraoperative Diagnosis of Contralateral Inguinal Hernia Using Biliary Endoscopy
Creators
Shinagawa Yuji
Creators
Shimizu Ryoichi
Creators
Wadamori Kenji
Creators
Hashimoto Kiichiro
Creators
Hayashi Hideto
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
inguinal hernia
child
biliary endoscopy
Bilateral Inguinal hernias are problems in pediatric patients with unilateral hernia by history and physical examination. Many surgeons perform contralateral groin open exploration in infants and young children with symptomatic unilateral hernia. The practice of contrateral exploration, however, is controversial because of potential complications. We have developed a new method to inspect the contralateral inguinal region using the biliary endoscope and manual abdominal wall lifting. The endoscope is inserted through the hernia sac into the abdominal cavity to provide adequate visualization of the contrateral side similar to that afforded in laparoscopic hernia repair. Thus only the patients with a confirmed contralateral hernia undergo the exploration of the groin and unnecessary exploration can be avoided.
Languages
eng
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
Date Issued
2000-12
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0513-1812
[NCID]AA00594272
Schools
医学部