Perforated appendicitis within paraumbilical hernia.
The appendix is not uncommonly encountered within an external hernial sac. However, acute appendicitis in hernia is quite rare. We report a female patient who was admitted and operated as a case of incarcerated, strangulated paraumbilical hernia and the hernial sac was found to contain part of the greater omentum, pus and acutely inflamed, gangrenous appendix, perforated at the tip. Appendicectomy and hernial repair were carried out through the same incision.
Al-Qahtani
Hamad H
HH
Department of General Surgery, Riyadh Medical Complex, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. hamad232326@hotmail.com
Al-Qahtani
Tariq Z
TZ
D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans