Neonatal acute appendicitis: a strangulated appendix in an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
A 4-day-old infant with acute appendicitis (AA) due to incarceration of a right inguinal hernia is presented. Although appendicitis is the most common condition requiring abdominal surgery, the reported occurrence of AA subsequent to neonatal hernia incarceration is exceptionally rare.
Martins
J L
JL
Section of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Peterlini
F L
FL
Martins
E C
EC
D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male