Acute appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
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.
Bannister
S L
SL
General Academic Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wong
A L
AL
Leung
A K
AK
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male