Transabdominal preperitoneal repair of a left bilocular inguinal interparietal hernia: a case report
Abstract
An interparietal hernia (IPH) involves the invasion of the hernia sac into various muscle layers and the fascia of the abdominal wall. An 82-year-old man presented with lower abdominal pain lasting 2 weeks. Computed tomography (CT) scans suggested IPH, and the patient then underwent elective surgery. Intraperitoneal findings showed a bilocular interstitial hernia, with the hernial sac extending from between the transverse abdominis and internal oblique muscles into the inguinal canal, and an internal inguinal hernia. The transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP) method was used to repair the hernias. With recent improvements in the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal CT scans and the widespread use of laparoscopic surgery, reports of inguinal IPH repairs have been increasing. In cases with complex hernial sacs, such as that presented herein, the TAPP method is useful for accurately diagnosing and identifying the hernial orifice.
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BibTeX
@article{nakayama2026transabdominal,
title = {{Transabdominal preperitoneal repair of a left bilocular inguinal interparietal hernia: a case report}},
author = {Yoko Nakayama and Kohei Tanigawa and Shuhei Matsushita and Taro Kawashima and Hiroyuki Monma and Akio Nakagawa and Iwao Kobayashi},
journal = {Journal of surgical case reports},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1093/jscr/rjag1001},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13723269},
note = {CC BY-NC},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Transabdominal preperitoneal repair of a left bilocular inguinal interparietal hernia: a case report
AU - Yoko Nakayama
AU - Kohei Tanigawa
AU - Shuhei Matsushita
AU - Taro Kawashima
AU - Hiroyuki Monma
AU - Akio Nakagawa
AU - Iwao Kobayashi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
JO - Journal of surgical case reports
DO - 10.1093/jscr/rjag1001
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13723269
AB - An interparietal hernia (IPH) involves the invasion of the hernia sac into various muscle layers and the fascia of the abdominal wall. An 82-year-old man presented with lower abdominal pain lasting 2 weeks. Computed tomography (CT) scans suggested IPH, and the patient then underwent elective surgery. Intraperitoneal findings showed a bilocular interstitial hernia, with the hernial sac extending from between the transverse abdominis and internal oblique muscles into the inguinal canal, and an internal inguinal hernia. The transabdominal preperitoneal repair (TAPP) method was used to repair the hernias. With recent improvements in the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal CT scans and the widespread use of laparoscopic surgery, reports of inguinal IPH repairs have been increasing. In cases with complex hernial sacs, such as that presented herein, the TAPP method is useful for accurately diagnosing and identifying the hernial orifice.
SN - 2042-8812
ER -