Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Massive penoscrotal haematoma following inguinal hernia repair: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Massive penoscrotal haematoma following inguinal hernia repair a case report Dharmendra K Shah1 and Jayesh Sagar 2 Address Department of Surgery . Hospital and Medical College Vadodara Gujarat 390001 India and 2Division of Surgery and Interventional Science Royal Free and University College Medical School 9th Floor Hampstead Campus London NW3 2QG UK Email Dharmendra K Shah - drdkshah2000@ Jayesh Sagar - jsagar_2001@ Corresponding author Published 21 November 2008 Received 26 April 2008 . J . IA no m IO Accepted 21 November 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 357 doi 1752-1947-2-357 This article is available from http content 2 1 357 2008 Shah and Sagar licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract__ Introduction Inguinal hernia is one of the commonest surgical conditions that one comes across in a surgical career. Operative repair is the only successful treatment for hernias. As with other surgical procedures this is also associated with possible complications. Scrotal haematoma is one of the well-known complications following hernia repair but massive penoscrotal haematoma requiring surgical intervention is very rare. Case presentation A 53-year-old black man had undergone elective hernia repair. He underwent standard open hernia repair with a prolene mesh and developed massive scrotal haematoma which required drainage. Eventually he recovered well although slowly. Conclusion To achieve adequate bleeding control during and at the end of operation is the key preventive measure to avoid scrotal .
