2020 Volume 81 Issue 5 Pages 996-999
A 53-year-old man who underwent renal transplantation for chronic renal failure at the age of 38 years was referred to our hospital complaining of a right inguinal bulge with pain of 10 months' duration. He was diagnosed as having a right inguinal hernia. Since abdominal CT showed the implanted ureter running dorsally close to the right inguinal canal, the Lichtenstein operation was performed. He was discharged from hospital on the 5th day after surgery without any postoperative complications. The Lichtenstein operation is considered to be a suitable procedure to avoid inadvertent injury to the implanted ureter for a transplant-side inguinal hernia.
Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
