title: Evisceration of the appendix: a rare complication of intraperitoneal drainoge.
abstract: Evisceration through intraperitoneal drainage site is a rare complication and till date only five cases of appendicular evisceration have been reported. A similar case of appendicular evisceration in a young male patient who underwent laparotomy for strangulated diaphragmatic hernia has been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Fr Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore 575002.
authors.forename: Leo Francis
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tauro
authors.forename: John Joseph S
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martis
authors.forename: B S Satish
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S Raghunath
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shetty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male