Hernioscopy: a simple application of single-port endoscopic surgery in acute inguinal hernias.Strangulated hernia remains one of the most common emergencies encountered in general surgery.  A simple alternative to unnecessary laparotomy or to a standard laparoscopy is a hernia sac laparoscopy (hernioscopy).  Here, we presented 4 patients with a diagnosis of small-bowel obstruction secondary to incarcerated inguinal hernias, in which the incarcerated hernia content was evaluated by hernioscopy.  Hernia sac laparoscopy (hernioscopy), the introduction of the laparoscope through an open inguinal hernia sac, can be useful to evaluate the viability of the incarcerated hernia content, to avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
Hernioscopy
A simple alternative to unnecessary laparotomy or to a standard laparoscopy is a hernia sac laparoscopy (hernioscopy).  Hernia sac laparoscopy (hernioscopy), the introduction of the laparoscope through an open inguinal hernia sac, can be useful to evaluate the viability of the incarcerated hernia content, to avoid unnecessary laparotomy.
hernia sac laparoscopy