UNASSIGNED: Inguinal bladder hernia (IBH) accounts for <5 % of inguinal hernias. As to our knowledge, this is the first case report of a rare intraperitoneal IBH in Indonesia.
METHODS: Here we present a case report of a 58-year-old Indonesian male complaining of a groin mass on the right side since 1 year ago, accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), two-stage micturition, lower abdominal discomfort and pain during urinating and coughing. Ultrasound revealed widened inguinal canal containing peritoneum and \"teardrop\" lesion at the inguinal continuing until the right scrotal. The patient was scheduled for open repair of inguinal hernia (herniorrhaphy) with tension-free mesh. Intraoperative findings include the entire bladder herniation located at intraperitoneal.
UNASSIGNED: Symptoms of IBH include inguinal or scrotal swelling with or without pain, LUTS, two-stage micturition, to various symptoms owing to complications. Pre-operative imaging might help to confirm diagnosis. The definitive treatment of IBH is either reduction or resection of the herniated bladder followed by surgical repair (herniorrhaphy).
CONCLUSIONS: IBH is rare but should be suspected in older males (≥50 years old), individuals with weak abdomino-pelvic musculature, and obesity. Pathologies of the bladder, such as bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), chronically distended bladder, and decreased bladder tone related to benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) or bladder neck stricture can also increase risk of IBH. Treatment with open repair of inguinal hernia (herniorrhaphy) with tension-free mesh is the most common and preferred surgical approach.

Conditions such as genital prolapse and hernia are known to be related to connective tissue dysfunction. In this report on cases of the rare simultaneous finding of large genital prolapse and post-prolapse repair female inguinal bladder hernia, we aim to contribute to the discussion of a possible clinical definition of connective tissue weakness, for its clinical assessment and preoperative patient counselling.
Three cases of medial third-grade (MIII, Aachen classification) inguinal bladder hernia developing or enlarging after successful stage-IV pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair at a university pelvic floor centre are presented. All patients were aged ≥ 80 years with long-standing postmenopausal status. One patient was followed for 5 years and two patients were followed for 6 months. In all patients, ultrasound revealed that the hernia sac contained the urinary bladder, which had herniated through the inguinal hernia orifice. A literature search revealed only one case report of direct female inguinal bladder hernia and few investigations of the simultaneous occurrence of POP and hernia in general.
The simultaneous occurrence of inguinal hernia and female POP can lead to bladder herniation following prolapse surgery in the sense of a \"locus minoris resistentiae\". Clinical examination for simultaneous signs of connective tissue weakness and counselling prior to pelvic reconstructive surgery could help to increase patients\' compliance with further surgical treatment for hernia.