Uncommon case of pseudo inflammed incisional hernia
Timuçin Erol 1, Kamran Mahmudzada 1
Affiliation
Article Info
1 Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Sugery, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract
An incisional herniaIncisional hernia after an abdominal operation develops in approximately 10% of the cases. However, incarceration of an incisional hernia is relatively low. On the other hand presence of an inflamed appendix, in one hernia sac is a rare entity which may cause mis or delayed diagnosis. This case is an example of acute appendicitis which is atypically located in an incisional hernia sac and mimick incarceration.
Keywords
- Appendicitis
- Incisional hernia
- Perforation
