• Fertility and sterility · Jun 2000

    Case Reports

    Laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a patient with müllerian agenesis.

    • T C Vaughn and H L Jones.
    • Seton Medical Center, Austin, Texas, USA.
    • Fertil. Steril. 2000 Jun 1; 73 (6): 1238-40.

    ObjectiveTo report a case of laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a patient with müllerian agenesis.DesignCase report.SettingHospital.Patient(S)An 18-year-old woman with müllerian agenesis who presented with symptomatic inguinal hernias containing ovaries.Intervention(S)Laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias.Main Outcome Measure(S)Hernia repair was accomplished laparoscopically.Result(S)Outpatient laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias with reduction of ovaries was performed using an extraperitoneal approach without complication.Conclusion(S)Laparoscopic approach of inguinal hernias can be an option for surgical repair in patients with müllerian agenesis even when the hernias contain ovaries.

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