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Single‐incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal repair for bilateral inguinal hernias after femoral‐femoral artery bypass in a patient on antiplatelet therapy: A case report
Author(s) -
Wakasugi Masaki,
Yoshikawa Yukihiro,
Furukawa Haruna,
Sueda Toshinori,
Matsumura Tae,
Koga Chikato,
Miyagaki Hiromichi,
Tei Mitsuyoshi,
Kawabata Ryohei,
Tsujie Masanori,
Hasegawa Junichi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12749
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , femoral artery , perioperative , femoral hernia , inguinal hernia , hernia
A 77‐year‐old man visited our hospital due to bilateral painful inguinal swellings. He had a history of femoral‐femoral artery bypass surgery for peripheral artery disease and took ethyl icosapentate. Additionally, he had a previous history of open left colectomy for descending colon cancer and had a median incision reaching the lower abdomen. With a diagnosis of bilateral direct inguinal hernias after femoral‐femoral artery bypass surgery, he underwent single‐incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal repair, continuing on ethyl icosapentate. During surgery, the preperitoneal space was safely and easily dissected, avoiding a subcutaneous vascular graft. No perioperative complications or hernia recurrence have been observed at 3 months follow‐up.