Incarcerated appendicitis in port-site hernia: A rare case report

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is a known surgical emergency. It is rare for port site hernia to contain incarcerated inflamed appendix. Case presentation: We describe a distinctive case of incarcerated appendicitis in port-site hernia following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Acute appendicitis was...

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Main Authors: Tamir A. Hassan, Hazem Shalaby, Ayman Eskander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2015-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X15000765