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Sujino H, Gon H, Shimoda Y, Takishita C, Enomoto M, Tachibana S, Kasuya K, Nagakawa Y. Incomplete bowel obstruction caused by sigmoid colon cancer in an inguinal hernia: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2024; 10:99. [PMID: 38656705 PMCID: PMC11043287 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-024-01874-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Most colon cancers that develop in the intestinal tract within the inguinal hernia sac are identified by incarceration. However, treatment methods for these cases vary depending on the pathology. Cases showing perforation or abscess formation require emergency surgery for infection control, while cases with no infection generally involve oncological resection, with laparoscopic surgery also being an option. We encountered a case of Incomplete bowel obstruction secondary to sigmoid colon cancer within the hernial sac. We report the process leading to the selection of the treatment method and the surgical technique, along with a review of the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 79-year-old man presented to our hospital complaining of a left inguinal bulge (hernia) and pain in the same area. The patient had the hernia for more than 20 years. Using computed tomography, we diagnosed an incomplete bowel obstruction caused by a tumor of the intestinal tract within the hernial sac. Since imaging examination showed no signs of strangulation or perforation, we decided to perform elective surgery after a definitive diagnosis. After colonoscopy, we diagnosed sigmoid colon cancer with extra-serosal invasion; however, we could not insert a colorectal tube. Although we proposed sigmoid resection and temporary ileostomy, we chose the open Hartmann procedure because the patient wanted a single surgery. For the hernia, we simultaneously used the Iliopubic Tract Repair method, which does not require a mesh. Eight months after the surgery, no recurrence of cancer or hernia was observed. CONCLUSIONS We report a case of advanced sigmoid colon cancer with a long-standing inguinal hernia that later became incomplete bowel obstruction. Although previous studies have used various approaches among the available surgical methods for cancer within the hernial sac, such as inguinal incision, laparotomy, and laparoscopic surgery, most hernias are repaired during the initial surgery using a non-mesh method. For patients with inguinal hernias that have become difficult to treat, the complications of malignancy should be taken into consideration and the treatment option should be chosen according to the pathophysiology.
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- Hiroki Sujino
- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, 1-19-3 Honcho, Toda, Saitama, 335-0023, Japan.
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
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Hebert D, Sripathi S, Versluis E, Hackett T, Solh W. Metastatic colon adenocarcinoma presenting as a giant inguinal hernia: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2023; 105:108071. [PMID: 37004455 PMCID: PMC10112009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE Giant inguinoscrotal hernias (GIH) are a rare form of inguinal hernia. There have been few reported cases of GIH containing colon adenocarcinoma. CASE PRESENTATION This case describes a 72-year-old male with a right GIH containing the right colon, terminal ileum, and associated mesentery with a large heterogenous, irregular mass with necrosis involving the cecum and ascending colon measuring 14 × 8 × 9 cm. The patient initially presented with pain and evidence of partial large bowel obstruction. Due to suspected extensive local invasion of tumor, the patient was scheduled for evaluation for possible neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Unfortunately, the patient re-presented with a large bowel obstruction and was subsequently taken for an exploratory laparotomy with trans-scrotal incision for en bloc resection of cecal adenocarcinoma and involved hernia contents. CLINICAL DISCUSSION Due to the rarity of this pathology, there is not a standard approach to management or optimal surgical technique described. In this case, a trans-scrotal incision paired with an exploratory laparotomy allowed for superior access to the adhered cancer containing bowel as well as skin excision, following standard oncologic principle of high ileocolic mesenteric excision. CONCLUSION The complexity of management of GIH containing colon cancer has been documented, however a standard oncologic approach has not been described. This case report presents exploratory laparotomy with trans-scrotal incision as an approach.
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Pedersen MRV, Dam C, Rafaelsen SR. Perforated adenocarcinoma of the colon within a scrotal hernia imaged by CT: case report and literature review. Radiol Case Rep 2019; 14:1364-1367. [PMID: 31516654 PMCID: PMC6734536 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the developed countries, and colon cancer is well documented. However, it is very rare for a primary colon cancer to exist in a scrotal hernia, and even rarer for the scrotal hernia to perforate. Here, we describe an unusual case where a 75-year-old patient with a colon tumor that perforated in a scrotal hernia. The teaching point is to highlight the computed tomography scan imaging characteristics of this rare finding in patients with both abdominal and scrotal pain.
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- Malene Roland Vils Pedersen
- Department of Radiology, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, DK 7100, Vejle, Denmark.,Institute fore regional Health research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Danish Colorectal Cancer Center South, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, DK 7100, Vejle, Denmark.,Danish Colorectal Cancer Center South, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Department of Radiology, Vejle Hospital, Beriderbakken 4, DK 7100, Vejle, Denmark.,Institute fore regional Health research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Danish Colorectal Cancer Center South, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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An 84-year-old man with multiple comorbidities presented from a residential care home with a 1-month history of asthenia and moderate abdominal pain. On examination, he was found to have an irreducible right-sided inguinoscrotal hernia. Subsequent blood tests revealed a significant anaemia (haemoglobin 48 g/L), for which he was transfused. A CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a large caecal tumour, herniating through the right inguinal canal into the scrotum. The patient underwent an elective open right hemicolectomy with inguinal hernia defect repair, from which he recovered well. He was discharged from the ward 12 days postoperatively and is awaiting outpatient follow-up.
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Daly D, Filgate R, Muhlmann M. Incarcerated inguinoscrotal hernia containing sigmoid colon cancer. ANZ J Surg 2016; 88:E550-E551. [PMID: 27018373 DOI: 10.1111/ans.13472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Daniel Daly
- Department of General Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of General Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of General Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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Seo HJ, Min BW, Eo JS, Lee SI, Kang SH, Jung SY, Oh SC, Choe JG. Usefulness of (18)F-FDG PET/CT to Detect Metastatic Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Within an Inguinal Hernia. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2015; 50:85-9. [PMID: 26941865 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-015-0379-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma in an inguinal hernia is a rare disease and the image findings of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) are little known. Here, we introduce a 57-year-old man with metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma in an inguinal hernia. On initial (18)F-FDG PET/CT, hypermetabolism was observed in mucinous adenocarcinoma of the cecum, and adenocarcinomas of the transverse and ascending colon, respectively. Follow-up (18)F-FDG PET/CT revealed newly developed multiple hypermetabolism in peritoneal seeding masses and nodules in the pelvic cavity and scrotum. Peritoneal carcinomatosis in the right pelvic side wall was extended to the incarcerated peritoneum and mesentery in the right inguinoscrotal hernia.(18)F-FDG PET/CT was useful to reveal unexpected peritoneal seeding within the inguinal hernia. Also, this case demonstrated that metastatic mucinous adenocarcinomas had variably intense FDG uptake.
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- Hyo Jung Seo
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, 148 Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, 152-703 Seoul, Korea
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