Sliding appendiceal inguinal hernia.
Rarely, the mesoappendix forms the sliding component of an inguinal hernia. Appendectomy, in such instances, permits effective repair of the hernia. This was accomplished in 16 patients without wound complication or recurrence of the hernia.
D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male