Sciatic Hernia Mimicking Perianal Abscess in a Cirrhotic Patient

Abdominal hernias are very frequent in cirrhotic patients with ascites. The hernias usually present as umbilical, inguinal, incisional, or femoral. However, these patients can also develop uncommon hernias such as pelvic hernias because of pelvic floor weakness and high abdominal pressure due to asc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Andraus, Wellington, Haddad, Luciana Bertocco de Paiva, Ferro, Oscar Cavalcante, D'Albuquerque, Luiz Augusto Carneiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3488378/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23150732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/651472
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Sumario:Abdominal hernias are very frequent in cirrhotic patients with ascites. The hernias usually present as umbilical, inguinal, incisional, or femoral. However, these patients can also develop uncommon hernias such as pelvic hernias because of pelvic floor weakness and high abdominal pressure due to ascites. We present the first case of a cirrhotic patient with ascites that developed a giant sciatic hernia mimicking a perianal abscess.

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