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Table 1 Reported cases of primary colonic malignancy (colon cancer) in the inguinal hernia sac since 2000

From: Incomplete bowel obstruction caused by sigmoid colon cancer in an inguinal hernia: a case report

Group

References

Patient characteristics

Preoperative diagnosis

Year

Author

Number

Age

Sex

Hernia side

Hernia onset (years ago)

Tumor location

Duration to surgery

Perforation/infection

Bowel obstruction

Anemia

Colonoscopy

2003

Kouraklis G

8

79

M

L

N/A

S

0

N/A

2010

Ko KH

7

84

M

L

20

S

0

2013

Tan A

6

65

M

L

Long reducible

S

0

N/A

2016

Kulasegaran S

10

66

M

L

N/A

S

0

N/A

2016

Diao K

9

48

M

L

N/A

T

0

2019

Mizuno H

5

73

M

L

N/A

S

0

2020

Sabra H

4

87

M

L

N/A

S

0

N/A

2023

Chida K

3

80

M

L

N/A

S

0

B

2003

Cervinka A

12

69

M

L

15

N/A

N/A

N/A

2003

Tan GY

11

62

M

L

6

S

0

2007

Tan SP

1

69

M

L

N/A

T

N/A

N/A

2023

president

 

79

M

L

20

S

10

O

2009

Ruiz-Tovar J

19

67

M

L

N/A

S

N/A

2011

Pernazza G

21

70

M

R

20

C

N/A

2012

Carr WR

18

65

M

L

Some months

S

N/A

2014

Marsden M

24

78

M

R

3

C

N/A

2014

Kanemura T

20

67

M

L

3

S

N/A

2016

Daly D

22

81

M

L

5

S

N/A

2017

Sharma SK

17

84

M

R

N/A

A

N/A

2018

Chern TY

16

83

M

R

10

A

N/A

2020

Baldi D

15

88

M

L

N/A

S

N/A

2021

Gerosa M

14

79

M

L

N/A

S

N/A

N/A

2021

Grossi U

23

61

M

L

10

S

N/A

N/A

2022

Zhang J

13

70

M

R

20

S

40

N/A

Group

Operative procedure for hernia

      

Open/laparoscopy

Incision

Surgical approach

Release of incarcerated colon

Operation

Varicocele orchiectomy

Initial surgery

Mesh

2nd surgery

P

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Groin

Sigmoidectomy+double orifices colostomy

Not complied with

Interrupted suture with mesh

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Primary closure

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Combine

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Primary closure

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Primary closure

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Groin

Transverse colectomy

Primary closure

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

Marcy

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Groin

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Primary closure

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Primary closure

Direct Kugel (mesh)

B

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Colectomy +T colostomy

Bassini

 

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

Posterior mesh repair

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Combine

Right hemicolectomy

N/A

N/A

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Combine

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Iliopubic tract repair

 

O

Open

Inguinoscrotal

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

Lichtenstein

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Lap only

Pneumoperitoneum

Right hemicolectomy

Primary closure

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Lap only

Pneumoperitoneum

Sigmoidectomy

Lichtenstein

 

Laparoscopic→Open

Navel

Combine

Right hemicolectomy

Shouldice repair

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Lap only

Release adhesion

Sigmoidectomy

High ligation

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

Posterior mesh repair

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Abdominal

Right hemicolectomy

Primary closure

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Lap only

Release adhesion

Right hemicolectomy

Laparoscopic defect closure

 

Open

Midline laparotomy

Combine

Open sac

Sigmoidectomy

N/A

N/A

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Lap only

Pneumoperitoneum

Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann procedure)

Not complied with

 

Laparoscopic

Navel

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

N/A

N/A

 

Laparoscopic→Open

Navel

Combine

Sigmoidectomy

Bassini