Re: Uretero-inguinal hernia with obstructive urolithiasis
Published Date: 01st January 2021
Publication Authors: Khattak AS, Feyisetan O, Floyd Jr MS, Samsudin A
To the editor,
We read with interest the recent radiology page publication by Rathburn et al. highlighting the case of a 64 year old male with prostate cancer who was incidentally found to have left hydronephrosis and renal impairment during staging. Formal computed tomography revealed a 1cm stone in his distal left ureter which was located within an inguinoscrotal hernia and his right distal ureter was also contained within the right inguinoscrotal hernia.
The authors proceed to discuss the two variants of uretero-inguinal hernias and highlight the rarity of published cases illustrating obstructive uropathy as a consequence of ureters being located in inguinal herniae.
Khattak, A; Feyisetan, O; Floyd Jr, MS; Samsudin, A. (2020). Re: Uretero-inguinal hernia with obstructive urolithiasis. International Brazilian journal of urology. 47 (1), 222-223