RT Journal
A1 Serrano A, Ackerman NB
T1 PErforated appendicitis in an incarcerated inguinal hernia
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1979
FD August 1
VO 114
IS 8
SP 968
OP 968
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370320100021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370320100021
AB • Although perforated appendicitis in an incarcerated hernia is an uncommon condition, the clinical manifestations vary from relatively benign to much more serious, depending on whether the septic process is limited to the hernial canal and sac or if there is intraperitoneal contamination. The patient described in this report had minimal symptoms other than a slightly tender, irreducible inguinal hernia. He easily tolerated resection of the appendix and contiguous inguinal tissues, with a primary repair of the inguinal hernia.(Arch Surg 114:968, 1979)