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Incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia with covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess: case report and review of the literature.

Kueper MA, Kirschniak A, Ladurner R, Granderath FA, Konigsrainer A

University Hospital for General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler Strasse 3, Tuebingen, 72076, Germany, Markus.kueper@med.uni-tuebingen.de.

We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with a covered and perforated appendicitis and periappendicular abscess within the hernial sac (Amyand's hernia) of an incarcerated recurrent inguinal hernia after primary Shouldice repair. Initially, a preoperative CT-scan showed signs of an incarcerated femoral hernia. This would be the first reported case of an incarcerated recurrent Amyand's hernia, which is an extremely rare condition.

Published 11 January 2007 in Hernia.
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