PAN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCES
e-ISSN: 2672-5924
Volume 5, No. 3, December 2021
Pages 349-353
DOI: 10.36108/pajols/1202.50.0370
Giant Inguinal Hernia: Two Case Reports and Literature Review
Julius G. Olaogun1,2*, Joshua T. Ige2, Innih A. Kadiri1,2 , Obafemi K. Wuraola2
1Department of Surgery, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
2Department of Surgery, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Abstract
Giant inguinal hernia is a rare entity in developed world but are still occasionally encountered among rural dwellers in developing countries mostly as a result of ignorance, believe in alternate therapy and fear of surgery. Its management is very challenging and requires adequate preoperative preparation. We present two patients with giant inguinal herniae, one of which was left sided Amyand’s her-nia, who successfully had mesh hernioplasty in our center.
Keywords: Inguinal hernia, Giant hernia, Reductive surgery, Mesh