Disappearance of Bladder Hernia after Operation for Appendicitis : A Case Report

Abstract

A case of inguinoscrotal bladder hernia in a 68-year-old man is reported. He was referred from the Department of Internal Medicine to our department because of the presence of occult blood in the urine. On abdominal examination, a goose-egg-sized inguinal hernia was noted extending into the scrotum. Cystography, CT and MRI demonstrated hernia of the bladder into the right side of the scrotum. Although a radical cure operation had been planned, ileocecum excision was enforced, as the symptoms of appendicitis were developed. Postoperatively, the right side of the inguinal swelling disappeared, and the repeated cystgraphy showed the bladder to be in the normal position with a normal contour.