title: Acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: A preterm infant with acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia is described. We suggest that extraluminal compression of the neck of a hernial sac caused by incarceration may be a predisposing factor for appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: General Academic Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bannister
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Leung
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male