Appendicitis within an umbilical hernia sac: previously unreported complication in children.
Umbilical hernia is one of the most common congenital pathologies of the anterior abdominal wall in children. Umbilical hernia in children has a high tendency for spontaneous closure. Surgical treatment is performed only for rarely occurring complications. Appendicitis within an umbilical hernia sac is a previously unreported complication for umbilical hernias. We report here the first case in the current English language literature.
Atabek
Cüneyt
C
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. catabek@hotmail.com
Sürer
Ilhami
I
Deliağa
Hasan
H
Calişkan
Bahadir
B
Temiz
Abdülkerim
A
Demirbağ
Suzi
S
Oztürk
Haluk
H
D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome