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Retroperitoneal Microfilarial Lymph Varix Mimicking Inguinal Hernia

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A retroperitoneal microfilarial lymph varix presenting as inguinal swelling is very rare. The clinical presentation of an inguinal lymph varix mimics that of an inguinal hernia. Here, we are reporting a case of bilateral inguinal swelling clinically diagnosed as an inguinal hernia, which eventually turned out to be a large retroperitoneal microfilarial lymph varix mimicking as an inguinal hernia.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, T.N. Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    D. J. Balsarkar, Sachin A. Suryawanshi, Shaikh Muna Afroz & Sudhir Dhobale

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-Although rare, remember the lymph varix as a differential diagnosis for inguinal swellings.

- An awareness among young surgeons that preoperative imaging of the abdomen and pelvis (at least in patients from endemic regions) can help in the diagnosis of this condition preoperatively

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Balsarkar, D.J., Suryawanshi, S.A., Afroz, S.M. et al. Retroperitoneal Microfilarial Lymph Varix Mimicking Inguinal Hernia. Indian J Surg 83 (Suppl 4), 934–936 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-02737-x

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