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Chronic Groin Pain in Athletes: Sportsman’s Hernia with Bilateral Femoral Hernia

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The differential diagnosis of chronic groin pain in athletes is a long list and its evaluation is a challenging task. Sports hernia, one of the common cause of these groin pains, had been managed both with open & endoscopic repairs in the past. We report a case of sports hernia in young footballer who presented with bilateral groin pain for 5 years. Endoscopic hernioplasty was done (by totally extra-peritoneal technique) which identified bilateral occult femoral hernia and were repaired simultaneously. Post op outcome was good with excellent results.

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    Mayank Jain, Om Tantia, Prakash Sasmal, Shashi Khanna & Bimalendu Sen

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Jain, M., Tantia, O., Sasmal, P. et al. Chronic Groin Pain in Athletes: Sportsman’s Hernia with Bilateral Femoral Hernia. Indian J Surg 72, 343–346 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-010-0132-2

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