Abstract

Objective: To report a case of laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a patient with müllerian agenesis. Design: Case report. Setting: Hospital. Patient(s): An 18-year-old woman with müllerian agenesis who presented with symptomatic inguinal hernias containing ovaries. Intervention(s): Laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias. Main Outcome Measure(s): Hernia repair was accomplished laparoscopically. Result(s): Outpatient laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias with reduction of ovaries was performed using an extraperitoneal approach without complication. Conclusion(s): Laparoscopic approach of inguinal hernias can be an option for surgical repair in patients with müllerian agenesis even when the hernias contain ovaries.

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