Open AccessA rare type of pinched inguinal hernia
Author(s) -
K. А. Koreyba
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj84434
Subject(s) - inguinal hernia , inguinal canal , medicine , hernia , population , testicle , surgery , anatomy , environmental health
Cryptorchidism is known to occur in 0.18-3.6% of the population. Impingement of an undescended testicle in the inguinal canal has been described in 1.9% of cases as one of the complications of cryptorchidism along with volvulus and malignant degeneration (up to 15-40%). In 20-80% of cases, cryptorchidism is combined with inguinal hernia. Endocrine insufficiency in cryptorchidism occurs in 4-5% of cases.