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CASE REPORT
Large bladder diverticulum presenting as an inguinal hernia
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Division of Urology, Southern Illinois University, Springfi eld, Illinois, USA
2
Division of General Surgery, Southern Illinois University, Springfi eld, Illinois, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Brad Schwartz, Center for
Laparoscopy and Endourology, SIU School of Medicine, PO
Box 19665, Springfi eld, IL 62794-9665 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2009, 16(6), 4946-4947.
Abstract
We present the case of a 76-year-old man with a large bladder diverticulum presenting as an inguinal hernia with small bowel incarceration. Bladder herniation is extremely rare and when clinically suspected, computed tomography can be an important adjunct to diagnosis.Keywords
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Copyright © 2009 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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