OBJECTIVE: To report a case of laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a patient with müllerian agenesis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old woman with müllerian agenesis who presented with symptomatic inguinal hernias containing ovaries. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Hernia repair was accomplished laparoscopically. RESULT(S): Outpatient laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias with reduction of ovaries was performed using an extraperitoneal approach without complication. CONCLUSION(S): Laparoscopic approach of inguinal hernias can be an option for surgical repair in patients with müllerian agenesis even when the hernias contain ovaries.
OBJECTIVE: To report a case of laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a patient with müllerian agenesis. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Hospital. PATIENT(S): An 18-year-old woman with müllerian agenesis who presented with symptomatic inguinal hernias containing ovaries. INTERVENTION(S): Laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Hernia repair was accomplished laparoscopically. RESULT(S): Outpatient laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias with reduction of ovaries was performed using an extraperitoneal approach without complication. CONCLUSION(S): Laparoscopic approach of inguinal hernias can be an option for surgical repair in patients with müllerian agenesis even when the hernias contain ovaries.