INCORRECT REPOSITIONING OF ENTRAPPED INGUINAL HERNIA

Abstract

The case presents entrapped inguinal hernia and its incorrect repositioning with resulted strangulation of small intestine. The purpose of the work. Prevention of such cases in surgery and observance of strict rules of classical canons in the surgical environment, which remain relevant today. Patient M., 45 years old, was urgently hospitalized with complaints of intense, intractable, painful protrusion in the hernia in the right groin. From the anamnesis – suff ers from right inguinal hernia for 3 years. The day before, during exercise, an intractable, painful protrusion appeared at the site of the hernia, which began to increase. When examining the abdomen in the projection of the outer ring of the right inguinal canal there is a hernial protrusion, which does not disappear and does not change in size when changing body position. The protrusion is tense, dense, painful, the symptom of «coughing» in the area of protrusion is not transmitted, and coughing increases the pain. No free air and Kloiber’s bowls were found in the abdomen. According to laboratory and instrumental examination and objective signs, the diapatient was diagnosed with strangulated right inguinal hernia. During the examination of the patient, the hernial protrusion was exercised, so the patient was dynamically monitored. The next day the patient left the surgical department due to family circumstances. After 3 days, the patient again went to the surgical department with complaints of thirst and abdominal pain, vomiting with small intestine content and no discharge of gases and no bowel movements for 5 days. On examination, the patient’s condition is moderate. Taking into account the anamnesis, clinical evolution of the disease, laboratory and instrumental examination data and objective signs, it was concluded that the patient has acute surgical pathology. Diagnosed with: Acute small intestinal obstruction. The clinical case shows a misalignment of a strangulated inguinal hernia. After self-repositioning of the hernia, patients should be hospitalized to the surgical department for an elective surgery.