DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i06.059

Pages: 1274-1276

Open inguinal hernias are the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the general surgery, by this case report we intend to highlight the complication that we encountered while operating in the absence of previous surgical history and try to emphasis on the importance of detailed radiological investigations (USG and Colour Doppler) in cases with history of peripheral vascular diseases, as in our case patient was not aware of his previous surgical procedure and thus when we operated for bilateral inguinal hernia we met with unforeseen complication of torrential bleed on table. The post operative work up regarding the site of bleed revealed presence of a graft, history of which was not known to patient. Such complication could have been prevented by modifying approach, provided we had proper history and detailed radiology studies.