An Unusual Cause of Inguinal Hernia in a Male Patient: Endometriosis
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This report details a man's inguinal hernia caused by endometriosis, a condition previously unobserved in this location and possibly linked to his prior surgeries and infertility.
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the female. But its occurence in the man is mysterious. In the literature two cases of endometriosis in men have occured following surgery. 1 The present case is the first reported arising in the inguinal region, near the ductus deference. Forty-nine years old man was presented to hospital with left inguinal hernia. He was operated from that area for 3 times, before. Furthermore he has unexplained infertility. His physical examination revealed normal external genitelia. He underwent surgical operation for hernia. In the operation, a mass was discovered beside the spermatic cord and sent to our laboratory. Macroscopically the mass was 8×7×6 cm in diameters (Fig. 1). In dissection cystic cavity was seen and beside it, ductus deferens was identified. Cyst wall was containing small lumens that was thought as small vessels. In microscopic examination, cyst was lined with columnar epithelial cells and simple tubular
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