title: Diverticular abscess presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: Acute diverticulitis may present with an abscess that is usually pericolonic or pelvic and can be treated with urgent surgery or percutaneous drainage. We present a case of a diverticular abscess presenting as a left inguinal hernia. This is analogous to an Amyand's hernia in which an inflamed appendix is found in a right inguinal hernia. The patient presented was managed with open drainage of the hernia and subsequent laparoscopic sigmoid resection in the same hospitalization.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90509, USA.
authors.forename: Josh
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Tracey D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Arnell
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome