Retroperitoneal vascular malformation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia

• Main Authors: Dubey Indu, Sharma Anuj, Singh Ajay, Mohanty Debajyoti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
• Series: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
• Subjects: Adult; incarceration; inguinal hernia; venous malformation
• Online Access: http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2011;volume=4;issue=1;spage=130;epage=131;aulast=Dubey

A 30-year-old man presented to the Department of Surgery with a painful groin swelling on right side. Exploration revealed a reddish-blue hemangiomatous mass in the scrotum extending through inguinal canal into the retroperitoneum. On further dissection swelling was found to be originating from right external iliac vein. The swelling was excised after ligating all vascular connections. The histopathological examination of excised mass confirmed the diagnosis of venous variety of vascular malformation. This is the first reported case of vascular malformation arising from retroperitoneum and extending into inguinoscrotal region, presenting as incarcerated inguinal hernia.